Year: 2026

By James Moore “Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities” (Voltaire). America seems to have come into a peculiar kind of madness. Our soldiers are being told, in the sterile […]

Why the LNG profit theory of war collapses under the weight of reality A compelling argument is not the same thing as a true one. The more elegant it appears, the more suspicious you should […]

Pauline Hanson has once again stepped forward to demonstrate that when it comes to global conflicts, distance is no barrier to enthusiasm. In comments that seemed to blur the line between foreign policy and schoolyard […]

Interactions by Australian leaders with the US Global Alliance have been well rehearsed in over eighty years since the death of President Roosevelt (FDR) in 1945. Largely self-imposed restraints on Australia’s sovereignty as a middle […]

By Walt Zlotow   Israeli citizens are hunkering down in bunkers as Iranian missiles rain down on their cities. Israel has largely run out of US supplied interceptors, making them defenseless to Iranian retaliation to Israel’s […]

To my wife, whose wisdom and words encourage me to pull aside the dangerous veils of manufactured ignorance. Introduction: The War That Was Preventable The US-Israeli war on Iran was preventable. Diplomatic channels were open. […]

Windsock politician, Senator Lindsey Graham is many things, none of them good, but he can be useful in the way that a broken clock is useful: twice a day, and usually unbidden, he tells you […]

By Dr Strobe Driver Introduction The war-of choice-that the Russian Federation has launched against Ukraine and similarly, the war the United States of America (US) and Israel are pursuing against Iran have evolved into attrition-based […]

By Denis Hay Description Real democracy needs binding MP votes and media reform in Australia, so laws reflect voters, not party or media power. Introduction Real democracy in Australia is often described as a system […]

By Walt Zlotow   Tho demonized – by his antiwar critics as a deranged war monger – Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is a caring, people oriented boss. He’s allowing non-combatant service personnel in the region […]

The announcement comes, as always, with impeccable timing. Ten minutes after the S&P 500 closes on its worst single trading day since the war began, Donald Trump posts on Truth Social that he is extending […]

At the heart of any healthy society lies a fundamental moral question: When does adherence to the law conflict with the demands of justice? This tension strikes at the core of our ethical obligations as […]