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Let’s respond in a dignified manner when Van Badham returns to Earth

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By Ghostwtr Folks, Van Badham is our friend. She has her faults, but she always means well. I guess what I’m really trying to say is that when Badham’s plan to help establish a feminist...

It’s About Gun Control: Except When it’s Not

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By Eh?Nonymous You may be thinking that this article concerns the pros and cons of gun control. It doesn't. I'm more concerned with left-wing media conspicuously avoiding a subject that is close to their heart...

Thought for the Day: XYZ and the irrational

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(For those of you unfamilar with Thought for the Day, it is always short and sweet.) Experience has proven that you cannot reason with the irrational. Our job is to offer the rational a platform...

Tim Flannery and the great Gaia thingy

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This article was originally published on June 7, 2015. ABC favourite Professor Tim Flannery once held the best part time job in the nation ($180,000pa to head up the ‘climate council’), handed to him by...

Four Climate Scientists & #AustraliaHasAFlannery

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Here is an encore of a piece published on July 13, 2016.  As Australia faces another cold snap, we feel it is entirely appropriate. Hey remember ten years ago? You remember, when Australia was suffering...

Changing tack: how conservatives should argue with the left

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By The Rebbe For the left, every argument is a moral one; a feeling-based argument from their heart, what they believe is fair and just. Conservatives need to change the way they deal with the...

The Guardian and the Truth

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By Ghostwtr SCENE: The office of VANESSA ELLIOTT, editor-in-chief of the online ‘news’ media, The Guardian. TIM, a young male reporter, enters. VANESSA: Well, hello, Tim. Have you finished the headlines for today? TIM: That’s why I’m here....

An XYZ Moment

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Have you ever read the paper, watched the news or had a discussion with friends which has forced you to bite your tongue and censor yourself, while holding back disbelief at the cognitive dissonance...

Islamophobia and Manophobia: A Comparison

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By Dick Silhouette If we accept the rationale that criticism of Islam will turn Muslims toward extremism and ISIS, why are we so reckless with our criticism of men? According to a recent ad campaign, we...

A day in the life of Australia’s sole remaining bureaucrat

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This article was originally published June 4, 2016. I wake to the second alarm at 0715. After the necessary morning duties I put the tellie on so I can have the recording of the night's...