Good God. Bush was a force for reason 25 Jul 2009 against Cheney’s wholesale rejection of the rule of law. Read about it here. Politics
Australian stuff Are political parties the problem not the solution? 27 Mar 2014 I am slightly active in the political party that I am a member of, but it worries me that maybe it is the very existence of political parties as formal structures that is the problem in modern politics in democracies. Here is a brief argument why: If you have a… Read More
Politics Still crazy after all these years 4 Apr 2008 Oh honestly! The Australian Federal Police are still investigating Haneef for terrorism even after their own incompetence and prejudice has been laid bare, and a Royal Commission is in train to investigate them. Really, it’s like J. Edgar Hoover only without the smarts and the dress. Anyone still think Chief… Read More
Freedom The place of religion in democratic secular countries 19 Feb 201519 Feb 2015 There is a religion which oppresses women, which is enthusiastically adopted by marginalised groups, which hates democracy and which has declared the modern world to be a heresy they call “Americanism”. This religion, which is run entirely by men, demands of its adherents loyalty to a small group of clerics… Read More
yeah, it’s totally amazing that George W. Bush was the voice of reason in that situation. Though later on, after Hurricane Katrina, they used the posse comitatus act as an excuse not to use the military to help rescue people and maintain order in New Orleans.