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…
With Australia’s greatest fire tragedy still unfolding, (not to mention terrible flooding in the north of the country), all sorts of questions arise. Attempting to…
The US election is now history, but there is still plenty of discussion about the election of Barack Hussein Obama. His supporters and detractors are…
(Author disclaimer and full disclosure: I am a friend of the subject of this piece, and I was a co-author of the document in question.…
Jesus Christ is so committed to his church that he will do whatever it takes to make sure believers get their act together and not…
First let me go through the mandatory disclaimers: I am a Christian, I am more or less conservative, and Obama was not my choice. Now…
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…
One of the most famous speeches ever given was by Winston Churchill. On October 29, 1941, Prime Minister Churchill visited Harrow School which he had…
Actually this is mostly the tale of one important man. But since I have discovered many parallels with his life and my own, I will…
Very soon the US elections will be upon us. Conservatives are pinning their hopes on a McCain/Palin victory. Liberals/leftists are hoping the Obama/Biden team will…
US Republican Presidential nominee John McCain has not been the favourite choice of conservatives. He is far from ideal in a number of areas (eg.,…
There are various reasons why people have jumped on board the climate change bandwagon. Some reasons are better than others. Some people have genuine concerns…
In less than a week the Games of the XXIX Olympiad will begin. While the world’s attention will be on the athletes, the competitions, and…
Many non-Americans are perplexed by the political scene in America. It can indeed be a bewildering and complex situation. I wish here to throw a…
This title is not original to me. It is the title of the US radio program of Christian apologist Ravi Zacharias. It is also one…
It is early days yet for the new Rudd government, but already we have been given some pretty good indications as to where and 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…
Last month a number of leading Muslims issued the document “A Common Word Between Us and You.” The letter, delivered to world Christian leaders, was…
Liberal MP Bronwyn Bishop and her colleagues on a House of Representatives Committee have a lot of guts. They have been willing to take on…
From around the time of the Enlightenment, science began usurping the role of religion. Prior to then, most people had a high regard for Christianity,…