I am a student studying Australian Politics as a course at University, and I have an environmental question to give a presentation on: "How does environmentalism challenge how we think about Australian Politics?" I'm at a bit of a loss, can anyone … [Read more...] about Environmentalism & Politics: A Question
Philosophy
On Absurd Opinions
There is no opinion, however absurd, which men [and women] will not readily embrace as soon as they can be brought to the conviction that it is generally adopted. Arthur Schopenauer (1788-1860) … [Read more...] about On Absurd Opinions
Archibishop Comments on “Hysterical” Global Warming Claims
According to yesterday's Sydney Morning Herald, Australia's most influential catholic, Archibiship George Pell, in a speech to US Catholic business leaders, said Western democracy was ... suffering a crisis of confidence as evidenced by the decline … [Read more...] about Archibishop Comments on “Hysterical” Global Warming Claims
First Birthday & Going Fishing
This blog is a year old tomorrow, the 14th April. Interestingly there are comments at that first post from Walter Starck, Tim Lambert and Michael Duffy. I have learnt a lot over the last year, especially about people and how they view different … [Read more...] about First Birthday & Going Fishing
The High Cost of Pseudo-Environmentalism
The results of following the policy prescriptions of pseudo-environmentalists like Rachel Carson and Paul Ehrlich is not a cleaner environment but inefficient use of scarce resources, according to a new video featuring Walter Williams, professor of … [Read more...] about The High Cost of Pseudo-Environmentalism
Politics, Religon and Those Cartoons
Growing up, I aspired at different times, to be a florist, a marine biologist, an archaeologist and a botanist. I worked for many years as an entomologist. I never thought I would become a writer. Now I am a writer I am very aware of the importance … [Read more...] about Politics, Religon and Those Cartoons