The Journal
Current Affairs
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Bring Sean Home
The story of the kidnapping of Sean Goldman has become much more widely known in the couple of days since the US Dateline report on January 30th. For those who don’t know, Bruna Goldman took her…
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Traditional Marriage Supporters Worried About Violent Retribution
‘The mandatory disclosure of thousands of contributors to Proposition 8 on the secretary of state’s Web site has led to numerous acts of vandalism, boycotts and even death threats, lawyers for the Prop. 8 campaign said…
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Blagojevich Out
No surprise, given how strong the FBI audio tape evidence semed to be. Illinois senators ‘found Mr Blagojevich guilty of engaging in a lengthy pattern of pay-to-play politics in which he traded campaign donations for political favors and…
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Aid Stranded in Egypt
Israel closed its crossings into Gaza on Tuesday after a bomb attack on the Israel-Gaza border killed an Israeli soldier. The crossings were later re-opened, allowing 174 trucks of food and other aid into Gaza on…
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Thank Goodness
For the common sense of ordinary people. Penny Wong, The Australian Federal Minister for Climate Change, says three hot days at her place prove global warming is real. And what’s more, no one is going to…
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Give the Guy a Break
Obama tries to enter the Oval Office through a window. To be fair, those look like they could be French doors, and he’s only just moved in. It sometimes takes me a few weeks to remember…
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CIA Station Chief Accused of Raping Local Women
‘The CIA’s station chief at its sensitive post in Algeria is under investigation by the U.S. Justice Department for allegedly raping at least two Muslim women who claim he laced their drinks with a knock-out drug.’…
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Three Hot Days – Global Warming Proven!
But of course. I wondered how long this would take. Federal Climate Change Minister Penny Wong says the current heatwave is a sign of global warming. It doesn’t matter that we have had a cooler than…
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Let’s Get Microsoft
In the lead up to the release of Windows Vista in January 2007, some 19 million computers were sold in the US with labels saying they were ‘Vista Capable.’ A distinction was made between ‘Vista Capable’ and…
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Handouts Working
Federal Government handouts designed to stimulate the economy by taking money from people who earn it, and giving it to people who don’t (OK, I know that’s a generalisation) seem to be working well. If you make underpants, or run poker…
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Russia Halts Missile Deployment
This is good news. But… Russia says its change of mind is based on a change of attitude in the US administration over plans to install a missile defence system in Eastern Europe. ‘Russia had said the…
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‘Racist’ Shirts
OK, I can see why they might be offensive. On the other hand the first described is moderately amusing, precisely because it isn’t true except as a stereotype of white Australians. The second is perhaps a natural over-reaction to unpleasant complaining…
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Leave The Poor Old Chaps Alone
A patronising headline, but I agree. Victoria is possibly the worst run state in Australia, with chronic underfunding of essential infrastructure such as roads and water storage, a police force (sorry, service) which has been progressivley…
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What a Scummy Thing to Do
You’re called to save the life of a teenage boy suffering a seizure. You can’t, or in any case, you don’t. Then when you find out who his family is, you try to blackmail them. Allegedly.
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Windschuttle, ‘Gould’ and the Quadrant ‘Hoax’
In an article on Real Clear Politics, Thomas Sowell wrote: ‘No one in his right mind would say that the Bush administration was flawless. But many of their worst political mistakes were the kinds of mistakes…
