Trump Landslide Predictions Start to Emerge
The parallels to a memorable election decades ago are unmistakable.
History
Alexis de Tocqueville on Enlightened Self Interest
Tocqueville was generous, both with his biting criticisms and his reverent praises, whereby as a matter of necessity due to one social system springing out of the other – like Athena from the head of Zeus – the democratic experiment was compared most obviously with its aristocratic parent.
What Have Jews Ever Done for Australia?
The quiet over-achievers of Australian history.
What Kind of PM Would Dutton Make?
How passionately the Dutton opposition fights such Thought Police legislation – or otherwise – may be a harbinger of what to expect from an increasingly likely Dutton government.
When Climate Change Nearly Did Take Us Out
Spoiler alert: it wasn’t warming that was to blame.
The Miracle on Tap in Your House
Clean, safe water on tap is something our ancestors could only dream of.
Who Has Consented to War?
In the past, the kings and rulers who declared war rode into it at the head of their troops. There was no question of whether or not they believed in what they were doing when their own lives were first in the firing line.
A World Set Free, or a World in Global Chains?
‘Globalisation’ and ‘globalism’ may sound kinda-sorta the same, but they’re critically different terms.
The Treaty of Waitangi Was a Deal – Not a Sacred Covenant
It is difficult to argue that Seymour’s pithy compression of the three key elements of the treaty doesn’t capture the essence of its purpose admirably.
Why We Should Thank Christianity for Everything We Value
What has Christianity ever done for us? Nearly everything.
Storming the Bastille
Despite the amazing advances of the past 500 years, we will end up back where we started.
9/11 Is Not 10/7
All of this, combined, provides the backdrop for the decisions that the Israeli government has made and is now taking regarding the war against Hamas (and Iran via her proxies
Collapsing The Narrative
The very thought of normal people gaining access to primary sources is hateful because it means there is no place for court historians.