George Orwell once said, “We have now sunk to a depth at which the restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men.”…
The weekend by-election held in Victoria resulted in a huge 12 per cent swing away from Labor to the Liberals. The Greens also made some…
There are two horrendous government bills being considered at the moment. Both deserve an immediate and decisive death. One is the ETS bill which Rudd…
What do you call a continent which cares more about the rights and wellbeing of crabs, lobsters, and even the common octopus, than it does…
For those couples who have genuine biological infertility problems, various assisted reproductive technologies (ART) such as IVF can seem like a real godsend. The desire…
All over the Western world we are witnessing the rise of judicial activism. That is, we find the active political involvement of judges in contentious…
We are now familiar with the culture wars raging in the Western world. Battles over such things as abortion, or the institution of marriage, are…
Two events in the past 24 hours have once again got me thinking about our social and moral schizophrenia. We rightly exhibit moral outrage at…
The push to legalise euthanasia is continuous and relentless. Thus those concerned about the dignity of human life must be aware of the challenges, and…
In an opinion piece in the mainstream press today a columnist was discussing the issue of abortion in Australia. She sought to assure us that…
Last week two events took place, both of which dealt with carnage, killing and disrespect for human life. One of course was the Virginia Tech…
Last week the US Supreme Court voted by a 5-4 majority to uphold a ban on late-term abortions. On April 18 the Court decided to…
Two recent events have highlighted the importance of clear ethical thinking on the issues of the day, and how we can learn from those who…
Spinifex Press, 2006. Melinda Tankard Reist is at it again. In 2000 she performed an invaluable service with her book, Giving Sorrow Words. In it…
The issues of cloning in general and stem cell research in particular have swamped the media during the past several years. As in earlier debates…
This article was originally posted on October 24, 2003 at http://www.reason.com/sullum/102403.shtml but has since been deleted, and is reproduced here for archival purposes. What partial-birth abortions…
Duffy & Snellgrove, 2000. In any cultural battle, truth, or the lack of it, will strongly determine the outcome. In the battle over abortion, truth has…