A letter I wrote to Mr Dominello and Mr Alexander back in 2012. It is a reflection of who I...
Morrison! Whoah!
There's also various radio stuff
From Radio Skid Row, I take a look at the Morrison Government - its record in dealing with women, vaccination, bushfires and other issues, comparing it to the Liberal Party of past and trying to give some credit where its due, and noting some faults in past Labor when they went loopey with PR and abuse of the english language, and also some unfair ( IMO ) criticism of Morrison.
Topical
The "rights" based debate is much confused, with much distortion of the english language and...
Somehow, the promise has been betrayed. Just what was society - the economy - and indeed, the...
Hockey's budget has come out to a mixed reaction. Some say the...
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Welcome to John August : Permutations
Religion
Mar 16, 2019 |
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A look at votes in NSW on secular issues, and the influence of the religious lobby, and a...
Sep 21, 2015 |
Back in 2008, I had an on-line debate with Greg Clarke who was the then-director of the Centre...
May 03, 2015 |
Trying to get a handle on the diversity of reactions, ideas, the fair and the unfair, the...
Sep 27, 2014 |
An edited version of this article has been published in the Spring 2014 issue of ...
Aug 17, 2014 |
This document has been scorned by many as merely an anti-semitic exercise. For Umberto Eco,...
Jan 13, 2014 |
This article originally appeared in the Winter 2011 issue of the Australian...
of interest
Jun 29, 2021 |
Jordan Peterson - the person, his works, his impacts
Jordan Peterson is a professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto. A controversial figure, he has...
Mar 15, 2021 |
Taking a look at "Froth Flotation" the technology mentioned, but not explained to my satisfaction, around Broken Hill
Some years ago, I visited Broken Hill. It is...
Feb 01, 2021 |
Taking a look at Al-Jazeera coverage, and the conspicious absence of some events overlapping between Australia and Qatar.
While visiting my Aunt in Wollongong,...
Nov 26, 2020 |
I’ve long been interested in Chomsky’s writings, but I could always see good and bad in them. I’ve struggled to understand foreign policy and how the US fits in. It’s...
Sep 10, 2020 |
This piece is derived from a talk I gave at the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts. So, it is a bit more "talky" than my other articles. I have had some appreciation...
May 16, 2019 |
A top-level look at the current tensions in politics in Australia, and a plug for the Pirate Party.
Understanding the political world around me...
Mar 09, 2019 |
I gave this presentation on the 7/2/19 at Ryde-Eastwood Leagues Club.
I am not presently planning to stand for the next NSW State election,...
Dec 27, 2015 |
There's a lot of hype around slowing down, or even reversing aging. Here's my view.
I've long been...
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