LAWRENCE
Lawrence MacEwen, the barefoot Laird, died on May 16th, aged 80. Some lives deserve to be recorded for history, and Laird MacEwen’s is, in my …
BOUGHT AND PAID FOR
Bought and paid for: Best politicians money can buy maybe an old joke but it is becoming closer and closer to the norm in today’s …
POOR WHITE
Poor white in the U.S. I have been trying to understand why such a large proportion of sensible Americans have allowed their politics to be …
DO YOU WANT TO KNOW
Do you want to know your child’s medical future? Do you want to know your own medical future? Should the medical profession tell you, if …
WE USED TO BE CIVILIZED
“We used to be civilized” may seem like a strange statement but the following story from 1972 is a wakeup call for the way society …
WINSTON CHURCHILL
Winston Churchill has been quoted possibly more in the modern era than any other statesman or politician. His perspective is always refreshing and his wit …
POPULATION CONTROL AND ABORTION
Population control and abortion do not seem to go together but they basically have the same solution. The biggest problem facing mankind is not …
DISMANTLING LONDONGRAD
Dismantling Londongrad was an interesting title of an article in The Economist this week. The news has been reporting on the yachts of the Russian …
WE DID IT WRONG
We did it wrong, and are continuing to do it wrong. I wrote a blog last week on the religious fanatics that are driving the …
A KOALOSSAL PROBLEM
Australia is suffering from a koalossal problem that has its origins in the country’s colonization by Britain. The British colonists brought with them a bouquet …