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Rep. Jim Jordan launched his Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government at a familiar set of right-wing talking points.

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JK Rowling recently tweeted a defence of her bigotry, conflating trans people with, in her words, “violent, duplicitous rapists”.The massive, unsupported generalisation in this message stinks of the worst dehumanising propaganda, the kind which foments hatred, and leads to atrocities. When one part of the population has its bigotry activated, particularly to fear for the Continue reading »

Australia’s Foreign Minister, who advocates international law and better relations with Asian countries, has surrendered to the hawks in Canberra. Penny Wong told Parliament on 9 February that the way Australia goes to war will not change. She was responding to a question from Greens Senator Jordon Steele-John, whose bill for reform of the war Continue reading »

As China grows and prospers many in the US want us to believe that China will follow the same path that the US itself pursued- global military aggression, the overthrow of numerous governments around the world and persecution of minorities at home. But the record so far suggests that China is different. As former US senior diplomat Chas Freeman Continue reading »

Bipartisanship on the wrong issue – asylum-seeker policy; Chalmers’ essay – is it really just mainstream economics?; and, after 50 years, Medicare needs resuscitating. Read on for the weekly roundup of links to articles, reports, podcasts and other media on current political and economic issues in public policy. Australian politics More on the Voice, including Continue reading »

In Asian media this week – Taiwan key to first island chain control. Plus: US fosters belief war is inevitable; why the West thinks it speaks for the world; independence anniversary but nothing to celebrate; balloon saga shows why US must act tough; nothing can live in Manila Bay. The first island chain of the Continue reading »

Experts say local governments should prioritize extreme weather preparedness. But building resilience is expensive, and the wealthy can afford to do it for themselves.

German media ignore Hersh + the Greens’ Faustian bargain during the Yugoslav Wars leads directly to Germany’s perilous position today as divisions erupt over ongoing escalation with Russia.

A man at a Connells Point barbecue who boldly stated that he doesn’t know much about politics before embarking upon a rant about what’s wrong with the state of the world has proven to be 100% correct. “I thought maybe... Read More ›

It is possible to infer a few things from recent Ukraine push-and-pulling, but none of it is reassuring.