Are Schools Really Just Childcare?
I have a sneaky suspicion that their real purpose is mostly to help children socialise and to keep them elsewhere so their parents can work.
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Same as It Ever Was
The Biden cover up is part of a decades-long pattern in which they have stridently misled the American people – against all evidence – about the biggest issues of the day.
When Did Tucker Carlson’s Brain Fall Out?
Christopher Hitchens tried to warn him: if only he’d listened.
Why Take Responsibility When You Can Beg for Handouts?
The last thing Aboriginal Industry troughers really want is the truth.
When Identity Picks Winners and Taxpayers Pick Up the Bill
When one part of the market is lifted by genuine success, we all win. But when one part is lifted by the state, while another is weighed down by regulatory obligation, the market becomes not a forum for exchange but a theatre of inequality.
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Budget 2025
Frank Newman, an investment analyst and former local body councillor, has examined the budget from a business perspective and raises concerns about the flagship ‘Investment Boost’ policy.
Load of Crap at the AMAs: Bishop, Seymour and the Hypocrisy of the Music Luvvies
Chris Bishop has every right to say what he thinks and, in this case, he’s dead right. David Seymour was right to back him up. The music luvvies need to grow a thicker skin and stop crying when their activism gets pushback.
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