Politics

People who religiously adhere to, or defend a doctrine are to be treated with suspicion. Nowhere is this more true than in the strange land of economic ideology. Economics is a young science, and if you look over the history of well-established sciences, then this is cause for concern. It wasn’t all that long...
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"A plane just crashed into the World Trade Center" someone said, anticipating my query. I watched the live report for a short while, and as I was about to leave (it was about 11 at night) the second plane crashed into the south tower.
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Guns will always be a controversial subject. For the record, I think guns are really cool. I've never owned a gun, and before living briefly in the US have never lived in a culture where gun ownership or use was widespread.
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I’m pretty sure that every kid in Australia learns this at some stage of their schooling, or is supposed to. Some may have forgotten, and many didn’t care enough (either about politics, or school) to really listen. In Britain, where minor parties are starting to make a mark, the system that Australia uses is...
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There is an Australian election coming up on the 21st of August, which is exactly four weeks away. I am considering becoming involved in some way. You see, I’m not very happy with the way the world is, nor am I happy with the direction in which it is going. I would like to...
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Contrary to popular belief, I don’t like to be nasty to people. While it is certainly true that I have a pugnacious side to my nature, I am a generally peaceful and conflict-averse individual. The day that I departed the Netherlands also happened to be election day (I somehow timed my departure from my...
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The Age newspaper’s online edition has a fairly regular “your say” section in which people can write in with their opinions. I have posted once or twice in this section on subjects that I feel strongly about. The latest topic has to do with the relationship between Singapore and Australia and how it has/hasn’t...
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