Tag Archives: Politics

Ideology Trumps Facts, Yet Again…

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Anthony

  I’m going to go out on a limb here and posit that governments should choose policies that are good for the country and not just those that are consistent with the government’s (or would be government’s) ideology. I know, … Continue reading →

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The Greatest Story Ever Told

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Anthony

Bet you thought I was going to say The Bible, right? Or maybe Lord of the Rings, or The Cat in the Hat? All worthy contenders, I admit, but no. For me the greatest story is The Emperor’s New Clothes. … Continue reading →

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The Sad and Sorry Face of Addiction

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Anthony

She rose to her feet uncertainly and looked arround the assembled group. She was silent for a moment, as though she was dragging the words from deep inside her. Finally, she spoke. “I,” she said, “am an addict.” The others … Continue reading →

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It ain’t about how we start out, it’s about how we end up.

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Anthony

Malcolm Turnbull’s speech last night, where he talked about the dishonesty in contemporary political discourse, while a statement of the bleeding obvious, has, in no small way, set the feline among the winged messenger carriers. He must feel a little like the boy … Continue reading →

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Leadership… I’ll Know It When – Sorry, If – I See It

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Anthony

My mate Harvey turned the volume down on the Grateful Dead - just enough so the windows stopped rattling - and opened the fridge door. He decapped his next bruskie. “Napolean,” he said, ”once observed that a leader is a merchant of hope.” This, I … Continue reading →

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Christmas… the Season of Santa, Gift Giving and… No Politicians.

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Anthony

Christmas is the worst of all times for we political junkies. Politicians and journalists are on holidays and nothing’s happening. It’s… well, there’s this tic I’ve developed, and I’m beginning to listen to kids quarreling to give myself a small … Continue reading →

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