XYZ Quote of the Day: Civilisation Day
The XYZ has caused a stir today, and rightly so, by pointing out some important, unfashionable facts about Australia. XYZ resident scribe, Boethius, had the following to say:
"It’s deeply unfashionable and unsociable to say...
Food for thought – Bumpkin branding via their ABC
While sieving through the conservative hate-fest of their ABC this afternoon, I came across a low-key story that was of particular distaste to me.
Dr Cate Lombard, a Melbourne based researcher, was brought on to...
Hate speech
Shocking examples of hate speech, the mocking of other religions, and calls for the raising of an 'army' of extremists have emerged following a recent event in Sydney.
As the perpetrators of the hate speech...
Food for thought – From my cold dead hands
Today, unsurprisingly, their ABC were having a hissy fit about guns. They invoked criticism of the National Rifle Association’s (NRA) ad campaign that attacks Hillary’s and Obama’s praise of Australia’s gun buyback, and whinging...
Change.org petition – Sam Kekovich for Australian of the Year
Sam Kekovich is an inspiring figure who speaks honestly and assertively. Contrary to the way he is portrayed in left wing media, he is a unifying figure who inspires Australians of every race and...
For a missing planet, evidence exists.
Today, while NASA was busy justifying its existence now that it no longer does space travel, other scientists were happily doing its job - presenting evidence for a ninth planet in the solar system,...
British legal system hates its protectors
The XYZ recently reported on the prosecution of British soldiers by the British legal system for actions committed in the service of their country in Iraq. Beside the fact that this is exceedng the...
‘Chuck another flag on the barbie?’
Castlemaine 'artist', Jim Coad has a novel plan to celebrate this year's Australia Day. He has organised an event, 'patriotically' named: 'Chuck another flag on the barbie?' which he proposes to hold in a...
Islamism’s relentless attack on Muslims and the Third World
A gun battle is currently underway at a university in Charsadda in northern Pakistan. Gunmen are reported to have stormed Bacha Khan University, and explosions have been heard, according to eyewitnesses.
At this stage,...
Food for thought – School’s out for common sense
Yesterday my brother handed me a copy of A passion for truth: The selected writings of Eric Breindel to have a read of. Breindel, who passed away in 1998 at the age of 42,...
Political correctness exposes West
Australian Journalist Janet Albrechtsen proves yet again in today’s papers her ability to hit the proverbial nail on the head when it comes to the curse of political correctness. Tracing a line from the...
Meat Eaters Cleared of Vegan Hate-Speech
The 'controversial' Australian Meat and Livestock (MLA) advertisement 'Operation Boomerang', which features SBS newsreader Lee Lin Chin and promotes the benefits of eating lamb has today been cleared of inciting hated against vegans. Phew!
The...
For strong economy – use Uber surge price model
Last week in The XYZ I argued that an Uber economy is an Ayn Rand economy, and that the Uber business model should be applied across the board to all levels of the economy....
Why Central Planning Fails
We often hear seductively simple solutions to our social and economic problems. U.S. presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders (and many like him) asserts that measures such as raising the minimum wage and increasing taxes for...
Food for thought – Better LEFT for the trash
Mum has often said to me “Ryan if it sounds too good to be true it usually is”. This truism, which I’m sure most folk have heard, tends to sum up my view of...
Food for thought – Islamic domination is no fantasy
According to a 2010 Pew Research Center study (released in January 2011), Islam has 1.6 billion adherents, making up over 22% of the world population. Pew Research Center figures also outline in 2015 there...
2016 – The Coming European Spring
The Arab Spring was sparked in Tunisia in December 2010 and spread throughout North Africa and the Middle East in 2011, (although the stillbirth Twitter Revolution in Iran can be seen as its precursor,...
Maxwell stakes claim for Test return
Today's water-cooler conversation around Australia has to be that Glenn Maxwell's return to the Australian Test team will occur sooner rather than later. Maxwell appears determined, both in word and deed, to shed his...
Three points on Trump
A range of views are expressed on The XYZ, and a range of views have been expressed regarding Trump on The XYZ.
Here is an article by Jeremy Morgan, who argues that Trump is an...
Food for thought – Defund their protected pariahs
Recently I’ve noticed my local area being swamped by colourful "Marxism Conference" posters, seeking to recruit impressionable regional based youth to the communist cult. This is nothing new by any means. However I find it...