I’ve been reading some fascinating posts lately on the attempts – past and present – to rig U.S. elections. As with all theories that don’t have sufficient supporting…
I caught up with a guy for a cigar last night and, as usual, we ended up talking about politics and philosophy. I mentioned that I believe Australians…
Wendy Bacon is a contributing editor to NewMatilda and has reported for Crikey, the Sydney Morning Herald and The Conversation in recent times. She is an investigative journalist with a background in social activism who worked at…
Today I’m chatting with Jenna Price, one of the key people behind the “DESTROY THE JOINT” movement to stop sexism and misogyny in Australia. Jenna talks about the success of…
Australia is one of only a few countries in the world that has the facilities to design and manufacture a car from digging the raw materials out of…
It has long been my intuition that a country like Australia should welcome refugees – not fear them. I guess this feeling in part comes from my first-hand…
I’ve started a brand new podcast series with David Cole called “The Dreaming”. It’s going to be a long series focused on indigenous affairs. We plan to talk…
I totally endorse this rant by Penn Jillette. Sure, what Mormons (and Scientologists) believe sounds batshit crazy to most of us. But is it really any crazier than…
Step 1. Start a financial services firm. Step 2. Make sure you are the only person in the company who sees the bank statements. Step 3. “Using a…
In the NYT today, David Brooks makes some interesting points about motivation, reflecting on Romney’s latest gaff: The final thing the comment suggests is that Romney knows nothing about…