My article with Tom Stace in ‘The Conversation’
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View ArticleIt seems you will soon be prosecuted for using the wrong curve-fitting
Just when we thought American politics couldn’t get more farcical, this happens: See here and here. No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
View ArticleThe Loch Ness monster
Now tax-payer funded schools in the US are educating children that the Loch Ness monster is real… as a way of disproving Darwinism. See here. No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet...
View ArticleOpen letter to the Australian Christian Lobby
This is my open letter to Jim Wallace, managing director of the Australian Christian Lobby. Please share this letter via social media. Dear Mr. Wallace, In the last year the ACL has released...
View ArticleThanks Bob
Recently, on behalf of a group of concerned Australian scientists, I sent a letter to the Australian Foreign Minister and Shadow Foreign Minister regarding the plight of a young Iranian physicist who...
View ArticleMining taxes anyone?
The Mineral Resource Rent Tax (MRRT), aka the Mining Tax, is a big issue in Australia lately. For the non-Australian readers, this is a tax on non-renewable resources that are exploited by the mining...
View ArticleThe media and democracy
Democracy is about so much more than just voting for your leaders. There are many other facets like freedom of speech, freedom of belief, the right to a fair trial, the list goes on. One very important...
View ArticleThe National Broadband Network – Government vs. Coalition
Some time ago I blogged about the Australian National Broadband Network (NBN), the centrepiece infrastructure policy of the current Labor government. I’d like to follow up on this issue from a...
View ArticleThe role of charity in civil society
This is the transcript of my speech at the recent annual Australian Libertarian Society Friedman Conference. Today I’d like to talk to you about the role of non-monetary interests in civil society, and...
View ArticleOn the Bali 9 Duo
I oppose the death penalty. I oppose it per se. I oppose it regardless of the crime, and regardless who it is applied to. If, like me, you oppose the death penalty, oppose it outright, not because of...
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Trump makes an outstanding foreign policy decision (on September 11)
Former United States National Security Advisor, John Bolton.
View ArticleDon’t stop Fake News
Given the rate of information flow in the social media generation, and the ability for information to go internationally viral in a matter of minutes — which only requires thoughtless button-clicking...
View ArticleAustralian PM Scott Morrison’s 2-minute video challenge goes viral
Several days ago NZ PM Jacinda Ardern released her now-viral 2-minute policy achievement challenge. I have prepared a response on behalf of Australia.
View ArticleReferee request response (decline)
Dear Editor, Thank you for your invitation to review this manuscript for your journal. Unfortunately, I must decline the invitation given that, as a matter of principle, I do not support or endorse the...
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The NSW Police annual calendar: 2020 edition
I’m pleased to present the first edition of the annual NSW Police calendar. Get your free PDF copy here.
View ArticleSex Crimes vs War Crimes (on Seth Lloyd, Jeffrey Epstein & the...
Following the revelations, prosecution, and subsequent death of former billionaire Jeffrey Epstein, relating to his incredibly sinister history of sexual exploitation and trafficking of minors, and...
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Medical marijuana in Australia is a scam
When I was in Switzerland last year climbing in the Alps, I noticed that CBD (the marijuana extract, Cannabidiol) was available over the counter in pharmacies, without a script. I’d been wanting to...
View ArticleDigital Liberty – The Case for Cryptoanarchy
On the importance of the free availability, development and distribution of encryption technology, and the dystopian implications that follow if we fail to protect ourselves against government...
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Rohde vs Zuckerberg: Part 7.6a
Hmm… that’s funny. I just tried and I’m pretty sure I can. I mean, in all fairness, it is pretty offensive. Just look closely at the guy above the letter ‘u’ in the text at the bottom of the...
View ArticleThe End of Trump
Upon leaving office Trump poses the single greatest threat to American national security that exists, based on the information he has, his reckless willingness to leverage it for personal gain, and...
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