The International Year of the Family Council has launched its first discussion paper entitled “The Heart of the Matter: Families at the Centre of Public…
With one quarter of the International Year of the Family already passed, an assessment of how it has thus far progressed seems in order. In…
California, for those who know anything about that famous American state, is regarded by many as a land of fruits and nuts. All things weird…
As the Federal election nears, both major parties are claiming to be the champion of the “battlers”. Of more importance is whether either party will…
Forgive me for being recalcitrant, but the Prime Minister’s Launch of the International Year of the Family on 6 December was at best, a complete…
Macmillan, 1993. In 1978 when Alexander Solzhenitsyn delivered his now famous Harvard University commencement address, he both challenged and enraged his student audience. While denouncing…
The United Nations has declared 1994 to be the International Year of the Family. The UN has said that the main purpose of the Year…
Are all forms of living arrangements just the same? Do all family structures offer similar environments for a child’s development? Yes, according to the media.…
I am beginning to suspect a conspiracy. A conspiracy of silence, of cover-ups, of misleading information. A conspiracy of what? – ASIO nefariousness? American imperialism?…
Albatross Books, 1992. In America nearly 60 per cent of all adults have never read a book. Bachelor’s degrees in English literature have declined by…
The death of one of the 20th century’s most influential free market thinkers, F.A. von Hayek, provides an interesting example of how the philosophical/ideological differences…
The Australian Medical Association has recently come out in favour of a Victorian proposal to require people to report child sexual abuse. The proposal, made…
Loyola University Press, 1990. Choice In Schooling by American academic David Kirkpatrick is a detailed overview of the history of the idea of tuition vouchers.…
Multnomah Press, 1991. In America, as in Australia, we are “creating a cultural climate that wars against mother love”, says Dr Brenda Hunter, author of…