Monthly Archives: July 2011

Is There Really Such A Thing As National Character?

Posted on July 30, 2011 by

I found myself asking this question after reading GE’s thought-provoking essay in Notting Hill Editions. In it, James contrasts what he sees as different national traits of America with those of his homeland. He arrives at the conclusion that the … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, Europe, United States of America | 23 Comments

Right-Wing Nut Cases Are Every Bit As Reprehensible As Left-Wing Nut Cases

Posted on July 24, 2011 by

I’ve said before many times on this blog, the left-right divide is a fiction. The real differentiation in politics is between Libertarianism and Populism (aka Totalitarianism). Left-wingers and right-wingers merely squabble over what freedoms they choose to repress first: economic … Continue reading →

Posted in Libertarianism | 45 Comments

Parliament On A Knife Edge

Posted on July 22, 2011 by

A few thoughts while I’m still working on my next main article. You’ve heard me mentioning in the last thread the tenuous situation currently existing on the Australian parliament’s Lower House, the House of Representatives. Of the 150 seats, Labor … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia | 13 Comments

MSM – A Monoculture

Posted on July 14, 2011 by

Just a quick post today, as we’re all still recuperating from the ‘flu down here. I guess we can’t ignore the goings on in the British media; James is on the case, so I thought I’d give you all a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 32 Comments

Style Versus Substance

Posted on July 9, 2011 by

In May this year, Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic Corporation created space travel history by achieving the first “feathered” re-entry of its experimental craft, SpaceShipTwo. Oversize stabilizers mounted on the wingtips rotated upwards by 65°, giving the craft the geometry … Continue reading →

Posted in AGW, Libertarianism | 47 Comments

The Australian Labor Party – A Dying Brand

Posted on July 3, 2011 by

The Australian Labor Party does not even call itself a socialist party. Actually it is a liberal-bourgeois party. V.I. Lenin, 1913

Posted in Australia | 29 Comments

Beware Of Greeks Demanding Gifts

Posted on July 1, 2011 by

I’ve just been reading what I regard as the most comprehensible article (to a non-economist) I’ve read covering the causes of the current PIIGS financial crisis in Europe. Have a look and let me know what you think.

Posted in Australia, China, Europe, United States of America | 15 Comments