Maximus Goodius Dividesus, and the Roman mob
From time to time the emperor, Caesar, deluded himself that he commanded absolute power in Rome. So too did the Senate, that patently unrepresentative body who presumed to rule Rome also before the emperors,...
Global migrant crisis cannot be solved by moral posturing
Today, a migrant died after 1,500 migrants attempted to storm the Chanel tunnel connecting France to England. This comes off the back of 37,000 foiled attempts to cross the Chanel since January this year.
We...
Poll reveals 100% of people believe ABC is biased!
An exclusive XYZ Viewer Poll has revealed that 100% of people believe that the ABC is biased, but there is a wide range of views as to how the issue of bias can be...
Equality and the fallacy of ‘sameness’. Bishop says no to parliamentary quotas
Commenting in response to the drawn out drama of the parliamentary 'quota' saga (it is getting about as long in the tooth and as boring as the Adam Goodes 'booing' saga), Julie Bishop, Australia's...
Hillary Clinton gives a superb demonstration of climate activism
Hilary Clinton gives a superb demonstration of climate activism.
Lecturing the masses on the threat of global warming, Hilary poses at a podium surrounded by bicycles as she gives an ever so earnest speech on...
XYZ is on the money on the Culture War
This story has been flogged far and wide, but it is worth a little more examination. The XYZ presents two articles, the first as an example of the self-loathing flagellation and mental gymnastics to...
AFL issues directive to social media: Stop making fun of Bronwyn Bishop.
In what has been a dramatic 24 hours, the AFL has issued a directive to social media users to stop sharing memes making fun of Bronwyn Bishop's recent indiscretion regarding the claiming of transport...
On hurt feelings and vilification (a last word on the Adam Goodes booing controversy)
This correspondent has had a fair bit to say on the Adam Goodes booing controversy, most of it self confessed satirical tosh designed to mock the do-gooders who would tell a stadium full of...
The problem with quotas
The issue of parliamentary 'quotas' for women resurfaced over the weekend at the Australian Labor Party's national conference.
The ALP, in what is being described as an "historic step", has pledged to ensure that women...
Adam Goodes, Braveheart.
So here’s my thoughts on the AFL in the light of the Adam Goodes, and now Lewis Jetta, spear throwing gesture controversy. And I think I get how things go now.
The Kevin Sheedy throat...
