The Jesuits used to say, “Give me a child until seven and I will show you the man.” I would answer, not if she was a girl. Of course, Christianity...
Tag: America
Sleepwalking Into An Autocratic Nightmare
Many of us are struggling to make ends meet in the current inflationary times. Everything is expensive, including the essentials like food, energy,...
What American Conservatives Truly Mean & Represent
I think it is useful to spell out what the stance of conservative leaders are in the current climate. A lot of people never bother to really think...
Global Inflation Caused By Central Banks
I have been listening to economist Professor Richard Werner, best selling author of The Princes Of Yen and the creator of Quantitative Easing (QE)....
The Myth Of Individual Responsibility
One of the tenets of right wing political belief is that the individual is ultimately responsible. The myth of individual responsibility means that...
The Last Slave Freed in America In 1942
Many people think of slavery as something which happened long ago. It isn’t there are enslaved people around the world now. The last slave freed in...
Conspiracy America: Suspicious Minds
You, like me, may have wondered why Americans, in particular, are so susceptible to conspiracy theories and the paranoid thinking that accompanies...
Australia Is Fast Becoming A Nation of Haves and Have Nots
Recent economic data reveals that Australia is fast becoming a nation of haves and have nots. The Australia Institute economic research shows that...
The Trouble With Psychiatry
Would you be surprised if I told you that capitalism has created the medicalisation of normal life? Indeed, it has been so successful that almost 1...
Paul Revere The Real Story
Does the name Paul Revere ring any bells? This figure from history was made large by Henry Longfellow in a celebrated poem about the American...