THERE used to be a statutory office whose very name struck terror into the hearts of those who feared for their sanity, now or in the future. This was the Master in Lunacy. Threats were frequently made that “men in white coats” were ready to take anyone away for behaviour or even comment judged irrational. We may well wonder what the Master would think of those who govern us today.
THE art of politics generally changes with each generation but in the past such changes were fairly slight and were kept from getting out of hand by older and more experienced political practitioners. However, in more recent times the change has been so fast-moving that it brings about a sense of confusion acerbated by the now 24-hour news cycle. What was once the Fourth Estate and a reliable check on political abuse of power now has little understanding of the art of politics and almost no regard for the national interest.
AUSTRALIAN atheists are more than twice as likely as Christians to support socialist policies according to a recent Newspoll survey. The survey, published in The Australian newspaper on December 26, reveals that the two groups are among the nation’s most polarised in their political views.
DAVID Horowitz was an American conservative writer and founder of the think tank the David Horowitz Freedom Center; editor of the Center’s publication, FrontPage Magazine; and director of Discover the Networks, a website that tracks individuals and groups on the political left. Until 1975, Horowitz was an outspoken adherent of the New Left. He later rejected progressive ideas and became a defender of conservatism.
‘Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery
RARELY does a dictionary have you laugh, cringe and kick the cat with the turn of each page.
But that’s the roller-coaster ride Dr Kevin Donnelly takes you on with his latest book A Politically Correct Dictionary and Guide.
IT’S possible to believe Labor leader Anthony Albanese hasn’t had an original thought in is head. Apart from nicking most of Bill Shorten’s hard Left election policies, he’s also been known to copy other people’s speeches.
VLADIMIR Lenin was born on April 22, 1870, in the town of Simbirsk in the Russian Empire.His mother was a schoolteacher and his father was an education official (technically, his father’s job made him and his family noblemen). Lenin began studying politics in high school….
