Last week, the Education and Employment Legislation Committee of the Australian Senate (our upper house) released its interim report – Quality of governance at Australian higher education providers. It wasn’t pretty reading. Those who work inside the higher education system could have written this report some years ago – given the problems that are finally…
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A rugby league referee has copped the maximum $10,000 fine after an angry outburst bagging every error made by the players during a semi finals match he officiated last weekend. “I’m doing my best out there trying to ensure every... Read More ›
Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – September 21, 2025 by Tony Wikrent Trump not violating any law ‘He who saves his Country does not violate any Law’ Trump Stuns By Saying ‘I Don’t Know’ When Asked Directly NBC’s Kristen Welker ‘Don’t You Need to Uphold the Constitution?’ Joe DePaolo, May 4th, 2025 [mediaite.com] A […]
“Fler än 280 minderåriga flickor gripna för mord, familjer som lever i skräck. Det är hjärtskärande”, säger Orbán i klippet som han lade ut på X. Och det hade det verkligen varit. Om det vore sant … Så Kristersson röt tillbaka … Fast borde inte Kristersson snarare vara glad? Det borde vara utmärkt draghjälp inför […]
Three current Pentagon insiders told The Intercept that new Department of War rules are an egregious assault on press freedom. The post Unnamed Pentagon Officials Ridicule Hegseth’s Plan to Stop War Department Leaks appeared first on The Intercept. The real reason they pulled Jimmy Kimmel, the new paramilitary contractor in town, and more from The Lever this week.
. As the author of several books on the history of economic thought, yours truly cannot help but applaud Murphy’s plea for the importance of studying this field. In many works of doctrinal history, there is a tendency to read history backwards, focusing only on those theories and thinkers who appear to anticipate today’s established […]
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.Johan Asplund (1937–2018) was one of Sweden’s foremost and most original sociologists. When yours truly was a young student in the 1970s, taking a few courses in sociology, one of my great sources of inspiration was Johan Asplund’s wonderful little book On Saturation Processes (1967). I believe the feeling many of us harbour towards the […]
Misleading ads get muted, universal child care is here, a tech company gets caught cheating, and tenants step up.
Forced displacement inflicts a staggering emotional toll on families in Gaza. It also brings steep economic costs. The post Israel Gives Evacuation Orders Before a Bombing. Many Gazan Families Can’t Afford to Leave. appeared first on The Intercept. This visionary new initiative would do more than save the ocean. It would regenerate it. The post The Deep Ocean Is a Global Public Good appeared first on Nautilus. Homebuilding giant Lennar has launched an e-marketplace, with a potential “kickback scheme,” to help corporate landlords buy up properties and raise rents.
Sixteen states have bucked new Trump restrictions and allow all residents to receive COVID-19 vaccines, but major pharmacy chains’ websites still say otherwise.
As soon as he was shot, before he was even pronounced dead, Charlie Kirk was...
Carr’s most pronounced quality is his total fealty to Donald Trump — and he’s been busy weaponizing the FCC for the cause. The post Why FCC Chief Brendan Carr May Be the Most Dangerous Man in Media appeared first on The Intercept. By Nat Wilson Turner Former POTUS Barack Obama tweeted about the firing of late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel: This commentary offers a clear, powerful statement of why freedom of speech is at the heart of democracy and must be defended, whether the speaker is Charlie Kirk or Jimmy Kimmel, MAGA supporters or MAGA opponents. […]
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1. “And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the Kingdom of God… unless of course that rich man makes over $10 million a year, in which case his wealth will create jobs in the Kingdom of Heaven.” (Matthew 19:24) 2. “He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. Oh wait, is she trying to get an abortion? Give me that stone.” (John 8:7) 3. “Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second commandment is ‘Don’t let trans people compete in women’s sports.’” (Matthew 22:37–40) 4. “Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. But especially blessed are those who launch preemptive strikes in the Middle East, for that definitely won’t end badly.” (Matthew 5:9) 5. “Judge not, that ye be not judged. In fact, the judicial branch really shouldn’t be telling the president what to do at all.” (Matthew 7:1) | ||