To ‘corral’ is to enclose, envelop, fence, pen, coop, cage. It is the opposite of freedom. We don’t escape this by claiming a love of freedom. Can we escape this by being resilient? I am a bit tired of the freedom mantra. It has given a … [Read more...] about Coral does not have the same meaning as corral
Good Causes
Giving to the Sepik, on ANZAC Day
There were a couple of thousand of us at the dawn service this morning here in Yeppoon to commemorate ANZAC day – when Australian and New Zealand troops landed in Gallipoli one fateful morning in 1915. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has … [Read more...] about Giving to the Sepik, on ANZAC Day
Easter Sunday, Give to the Sepik
I was raised a Protestant, and from a young age it was expected I would serve, that I would be humble and that I would help other people. I can’t escape that, the values in which I was raised. My daughter has married a man, Christian Wright, who … [Read more...] about Easter Sunday, Give to the Sepik
Men at War, Rand Simberg Must Win (Part 3)
They love to quote him, Edmund Burke, eighteenth-century Irish philosopher, and statesman, he apparently said, “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” And then they did nothing. I forgive the Left, … [Read more...] about Men at War, Rand Simberg Must Win (Part 3)
Climate Scientists More Generally, & Boris Kelly-Gerreyn More Specifically
Black is white, hot is cold. That is what we are continually being asked to believe, including by the counsel for Michael Mann in his defamation trial again Mark Steyn. If you haven’t already started listening along, I suggest you begin with … [Read more...] about Climate Scientists More Generally, & Boris Kelly-Gerreyn More Specifically
Stay in the Loop, this New Year – Subscribe to my E-News
I know what it feels like to be 'cancelled', over and over. Even before that became something that was talked about. So, I am particularly grateful for my blog, and also my MailChimp. I don't email to everyone on the MailChimp list as regularly … [Read more...] about Stay in the Loop, this New Year – Subscribe to my E-News