Throughout history civil disobedience (that is, the public, nonviolent conscientious resistance to, or breaking of, a law deemed to be unjust) has been engaged in.…
When dealing with contentious social ethics issues, sometimes all one can do is proclaim that certain things are wrong, end of story. It is nice…
Things are going pretty well in Iraq as of late. Things are by no means perfect there, but real progress is being made. The surge,…
In just over a week the Pope will arrive in Sydney for the World Youth Day. Being neither a youth nor a Catholic, I will…
The stepping aside of Fidel Castro provides a good opportunity to recall how Western lefties have tended to idolise various tyrants, especially Communist dictators. The…
When Chamberlain visited Hitler, he was full of good intentions, even though he was being pretty naive. He came back from his meeting proclaiming “Peace…
The phrase ‘righteous indignation,’ which has been around for quite some time, is meant to convey the idea of getting a bit agitated, even upset,…
Regnery, 2006. This is a very important book. Its analysis of geo-political conditions is top rate, and its assessment of the crisis we are in…
Despite the by now routine and rather boring warnings about the end of the world as we know it, the actual truth may be quite…
Holland has just recently declared it would ban the burqa, and other face veils, worn by Muslim women. It will be the strictest law of…
It did not quite make the front pages of most papers. In fact, it only made it to page 10 of today’s Herald Sun. But…
Indonesia is Australia’s nearest, largest neighbour. It is also the world’s largest Islamic nation. Amongst the 240 million people, around 85 per cent are Muslim.…
Why do feminists and those of the Left seem so indifferent about Islamic extremism? Why are radical women who often have been part of the…
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…
Times Books, 2004. This is the most compelling book so far to make the case for same-sex marriage (SSM). However, as a defense of gay…
The steady march of those who seek to undermine pro-family and pro-life values continues unabated. Various activist groups are making great headway in the face…
On Tuesday November 18 another scene from the culture wars was played out. The top court in the US state of Massachusetts declared that a…
Perhaps the most disconcerting item on the gay agenda is the desire to equate same-sex relationships with normal marriage and family life. In this the…
Broadman and Holman, 2003. Democracy is about balancing the needs and interests of the majority with those of the minority (or minorities). It is a…
Doubleday, 2001. This new book by the former Education Secretary under President Reagan is an examination of how the family is unraveling in Western society.…