The Journal
2011
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A Tourniquet Around Our Necks to Stop a Nosebleed
I have said right from the beginning, starting fifteen years ago, that I was unconvinced by arguments for anthropogenic global warming for the simple reason that there is no correlation between human activity and global changes…
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The Euro is Dead
I said so a few days ago, and events of the last few days have confirmed my earlier opinion. This is what has gone wrong in Greece, and I suspect, in the other PIIGS nations; Germany…
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Islamist Regimes = Skidmarks on the Undies of Life
‘Judgement day has come!’ ‘We will kill all the Jews.’ Some of the chants repeated at a rally in Cairo. It is simply nonsense to suggest, as some have done, that Muslims hate Jews because of Israel.…
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Occupy = Privileged and Sullen
The occupiers, whether on Wall St or in Melbourne, are amongst the wealthiest and most privileged people on Earth. They are people who have been given everything, who have achieved nothing, contributed nothing, risked nothing, and…
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Europe – Decline and Fall
Europe is a real place, not a video game, so it is governed by people significantly less intelligent than the average game player. Good game players know they must use resources efficiently, never run out of gold, and ensure their income stream always equals or…
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World of Warcraft – Decline and Fall
A month or so ago I outlined the reasons I would never play World of Warcraft again (mainly, Blizzard’s hostile attitude to its players). But I checked in a few days ago to see what was going…
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Of Interest to Catholics Only
And those of us who are not Roman Catholics, but have an interest in the integrity of the faith. I am disturbed by Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn’s invitation to Medjugorje ‘visionaries’ to speak and lead prayers at the…
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Reason on Drug Decriminalisation
Decriminalisation is legalisation. If something is not treated as a crime, and no sanctions are imposed, then it is legal. I enjoy Reason Magazine – I am a Kindle subscriber. But I do find Reason’s constant nagging…
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Rift Tanking
For anyone not familiar with online role playing games (RPGs), while it is possible to complete much of a game such as World of Warcraft or Rift on your own, players frequently form groups to win fights or complete…
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Indonesia’s Religious Tolerance = Tolerance for Muslims Only
Rule of law and tolerance for religious diversity were two of the qualities of life in Indonesia that Barack Obama praised on his visit there a year ago. You have to wonder what he had been…
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More Americans Trust Netanyahu Than Obama
The margin is not high, but still, that’s one little bright spot in a world of depressing news. The Washington Examiner reports: Americans might be more frustrated with Obama than they are irritated by Netanyahu. “A poll…
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Dud Climate Prophecies Have a Long History
In 1989 the UN was telling us that entire nations would be wiped off the earth if global warming were not reversed by the year 2000. As Donna Laframboise points out, since this hasn’t happened, aren’t…
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Cannot Activate Windows XP After a Repair Install
This is a very common problem. It is potentially diasastrous, yet it is not addressed or even acknowledged on the Microsoft answers website. The issue is that on the first restart after a Windows XP repair…
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Yousef Nadarkhani
Who? If you haven’t heard of Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani, then maybe we do need an inquiry into the mainstream media. Yousef is a Christian pastor in Iran. He has never been a Muslim. Yet he has been…
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Shut Up and Eat Your Lentils
Menzies House is doing its best to make people aware of the appalling censorship of public comments on the laughable (and depressing) “Clean Energy Future’ legislation. A parliamentary joint select committee (I always thought a joint committee was…
