Category Archives: Politics

Known Knowns & Unknown Knowns

Posted on January 11, 2019 by JC

The Phoney Victory: The World War II Illusion by Peter Hitchens I.B. Tauris, August 30th, 2018 Peter Hitchens has described himself as the obituarist for Britain in some interviews with him I have viewed online. This was particularly true with … Continue reading →

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Debt & Complacency

Posted on December 16, 2018 by JC

Modern society is run on debt and complacency. To make clear what I mean by these two words, I mean debt in the normal monetary sense and complacency much as it is generally understood as contentment without regard or recognition … Continue reading →

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What would Breitbart being doing today?

Posted on November 25, 2018 by JC

Righteous Indignation: Excuse Me While I Save The World! by Andrew Breitbart Grand Central Publishing, April 15th, 2011 Andrew Breitbart came to my knowledge at a time when I still would have described myself as conservative. It was at a … Continue reading →

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Forgiven or Unforgiven?

Posted on September 23, 2018 by JC

I am ashamed of many things I did when I was a teenager. And if I could, I would go back and try to stop myself from doing them. I imagine many people feel the same way. There are even … Continue reading →

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Ad hominem is a valid argument

Posted on June 3, 2018 by JC

I put it to you that in matters of religion and political philosophy – character matters. It matters a lot. It matters so much that the validity of a philosophy or religion should rise or fall based on the character … Continue reading →

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Truth & Division

Posted on February 4, 2018 by JC

The big news this weekend is the Nunes Memo was released after being spoken of for much of last month as a potential bombshell. I read it yesterday morning when I woke up and confess to being initially underwhelmed. As … Continue reading →

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Australia & Culture

Posted on January 21, 2018 by JC

Quite a while ago I read an article by James Valentine belittling the idea of “Australian values”, I can’t remember whether I read it in the Sydney Morning Herald, The Age or The Australian but it was probably the latter … Continue reading →

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Of Pot Plants and Prurience

Posted on October 15, 2017 by JC

As I’ve said numerous times, I don’t keep up with the news on a day to day basis. I don’t read newspapers, watch TV or even check dedicated news websites with any frequency. I get my news in drips and … Continue reading →

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Politics & History

Posted on October 1, 2017 by JC

Something I became very interested in during my time at university was something that at that time was known as the “History Wars” in Australia. This is a name given to something really going on all over the West and … Continue reading →

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Racism & Bigotry

Posted on September 24, 2017 by JC

We are taught that in the past everybody was racist, that they held prejudice against other races and cultures. The white race and/or European cultures are usually the focus of this teaching. In a way, this isn’t really wrong and … Continue reading →

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