Category Archives: Politics
Dark days
In case you didn’t notice, just recently a number of web giants, as well as innumerable other websites, went “dark” in protest against the attempts to control the internet by the US government. But the US isn’t the first nation … Continue reading
A philosophical apology from 1919 for not being pro-war
Leiter posted the PDF of this on his site. I can’t help but reproduce some of the choicer quotes: “DEAR FRIEND: Your letter gently but un-mistakably intimates that I am a slacker, a slacker in peace as well as in … Continue reading
Filed under History, Logic and philosophy, Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, Sermon, Social evolution, Truisms
Attack of the Unlibrarian
I am generally fairly IT savvy (I even have an ancient IT degree), but at the same time I am rather unconvinced that the future is as digital as everyone says. In particular I have been appalled at the constant … Continue reading
Filed under Academe, Education, General Science, Journalism, Politics
This man is the best of Australia’s political landscape
I used to hate him, but I have come to the realisation that Malcolm Fraser is the very best Prime Minister, politician and senior statesman Australia has produced in my lifetime. He criticises his own party for its demagoguery and … Continue reading
Filed under Australian stuff, Politics
Discrimination against women politicians in Australia
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, the rough equivalent of the BBC or NPR, has a “comedy” show entitled “At Home with Julia“, a parody of the Australian Prime Minister’s home life as an unmarried couple with partner Tim Mathieson. Now, every public … Continue reading
Filed under Australian stuff, Politics
Goodbye freedom
Ten years ago tomorrow tonight I was watching an episode of West Wing, and, as I do, channel surfing during the ads. One channel showed a fire in the World Trade Centre, which less than a month earlier I had … Continue reading
Christian capitalism and socialism
Greg Paul, whose work on dinosaurs I find most interesting, has a blog entry on the Washington Post site on another kind of dinosaur – Christian socialists. He notes that the current American Christian obsession with capitalism is quite contrary to the … Continue reading
Filed under Philosophy, Politics, Social evolution
American Chemical Society: Spammers
The ACS have informed me (see comments) that they will stop sending me these emails. This obviates the need for this post. Ever since I set up this blog I have been hit by unwanted press releases from the American … Continue reading
Filed under Administrative, Politics
