It seems a major problem with corona is it causes people to stop thinking: If you were teaching a class on how to think, on…
Good citizenship should not turn into blind support for the state: In my discussions about the trade-off between virus containment and lockdown measures, I keep…
In a matter of hours a proposed voluntary government corona program seems to have become compulsory: Well, that did not last very long. Just earlier…
We should all keep asking hard questions about what the state is doing during times of emergency: I, like many others concerned about affirming freedom…
Often great achievements in history are accomplished by individuals, not by groups. Sometimes the solitary figure does more to turn the course of history than…
As we like to say in the West, “It’s a free country”. That means businesses can do what they like, and consumers can also do…
As Australia and the West grow increasingly darker and more hostile to Christians, it becomes more difficult for believers to simply get through the basics…
The saying, “Every nation gets the government it deserves” has been tossed around quite a bit of late. On some social media sites you see…
It is often claimed by atheists, misotheists and Christophobes that religion is the world’s biggest killer. There are two major problems with this. First, by…
You would probably not know it if you simply rely upon the mainstream media but there are some remarkable scenes unfolding all around the world…
Forty years ago the Supreme Court of the United States engaged in “an exercise in raw judicial power” as dissenting Justice Byron White put it…
I have written before about the ways in which various laws which appear benign and helpful on the surface are in fact nefarious bits of…
With the US Presidential elections starting to take shape, the general issues of religion and politics, and church and state, once again come to the…
After around 17 days, we finally have a new government in Australia. The three Independents at last made their decision. Bob Katter wisely stayed true…
Immediately after John Howard and the Liberals won their fourth-term in the 2004 election, Kevin Rudd called together certain Federal Labor members to see how…
The beginning of the Constitution of the United States reads, “We the people…” The basic idea of democracy is that the people rule. Of course…
It has been rightly said that perhaps the scariest phrase one can hear is this: “Hi, we’re from the Government and we’re here to help…
There is no perfect politician, and there is no perfect political party. They all have their strengths and weaknesses, good points and bad points. And…
If you are a follower of Jesus today, there is a very real chance – at least in many parts of the globe – that…
Too many are too quick to judge and condemn: Evangelical and Bible-believing Christians know full well that Jesus saved his harshest words of condemnation for…