Douglas Murray on the West

07 Dec 2023 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in liberalism, Marxist economics, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA Tags: , , ,

“Today the West faces challenges without and threats within. But no greater threat exists than that which comes from people inside the West intent on pulling apart the fabric of our societies, piece by piece. By assaulting the majority populations in these countries. By saying that our histories are entirely reprehensible and have nothing good […]

Douglas Murray on the West

Some questions for those protesting for Palestine

15 Nov 2023 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in defence economics, economics of crime, International law, law and economics, laws of war, liberalism, Marxist economics, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, Public Choice, war and peace

I’m frankly astonished at the scale, frequency and anger of protests held in solidarity for Palestinians in Gaza, which variously call for a ceasefire, call for “freedom” for Palestine and which variously accuse Israel of atrocities, using the language and statistics issued by the Gazan totalitarian theocrats. It is driven by a coalition of communists,…

Some questions for those protesting for Palestine

Bari Weiss proposes ending DEI

11 Nov 2023 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in discrimination, economics of education, liberalism, Marxist economics, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA Tags: , , , , ,

Bari Weiss, head of the Free Press, just published this article on her website, but it appeared in Tablet, in identical form, a few days ago. You can click on the headline below to read it, or go here to see it on her site. As the subheader on her FP article says, “It’s not […]

Bari Weiss proposes ending DEI

CHRIS TROTTER: Failing the “Leftist” litmus test

31 Oct 2023 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in defence economics, laws of war, liberalism, Marxist economics, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, war and peace Tags: , , ,

LIKE THE WAR in Ukraine, the war in Gaza is serving as a remarkable litmus test for the Left. It is testing its moral compass, its understanding of international law, its grasp of geopolitical realities and, not least, its awareness of what the PR mavens call “the optics”. A substantial portion, even, perhaps, a majority,…

CHRIS TROTTER: Failing the “Leftist” litmus test

Colonialism and stone age people

16 Sep 2023 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in development economics, economic history, liberalism, politics - Australia Tags: , , , ,

Nadine Strossen: How New Zealand should change hate speech laws | Q+A 2023

20 Apr 2023 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in law and economics, liberalism, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA Tags: , ,

Free speech expert tells Sean the tide may be turning

19 Apr 2023 Leave a comment

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How Bill Maher defines ‘woke’

07 Apr 2023 Leave a comment

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Eat Meat From Animals That Deserved to Die | We The Internet TV

26 Mar 2023 Leave a comment

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5 Reasons Why We Need Hate Speech | We The Internet TV

11 Mar 2023 Leave a comment

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02 Mar 2023 Leave a comment

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New Rule: A Woke Revolution | Real Time with Bill Maher

28 Feb 2023 Leave a comment

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Campus days

14 Feb 2023 Leave a comment

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Swan Lager (Australian ad – 1988)

26 Jan 2023 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in politics - Australia

Useful idiot draws inspiration from Cuba

04 Dec 2022 Leave a comment

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