Month: June 2016
America’s UnFantastic Four
How the hell, in a nation of 320 million, did we end up with these four anti-superhero losers as the last ones standing in the 2016 election contest? …
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Ballots and bullets: Poland and China, 27 years on
On June 4, 1989, two communist countries on opposite sides of the world chose different paths to the future. In Poland, the first round of democratic parliamentary elections was held, …
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Fox dog-whispers dead baby
As a rule I never assume that celebrities are necessarily smart and/or sane, but once in a while a story pops up on the news that makes even me go …
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Sage advice from Uncle Chrenk
Enough said.
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Dear anti-Trump protesters
This election campaign is only going to get more serious the closer to November we get. Which means Trump will become even more unbearable, which means you will feel obliged …
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On first dates and communist restaurants
A first date tonight. She likes Vietnamese. Not too many options in Brisbane inner north. Her: “What’s that Vietnamese place that was named after some dictator that attracted all the …
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The experts have spoken
As most of you might be aware by now, over the last few weeks and in the course of the federal election campaign, I have developed a deep and personal …
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The Girl With A Feminist Tattoo
Take a look around the world and it puts everything in perspective; suddenly, all the huge “controversies†at home turn from mountains into molehills and all the activists seem less …
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Dalai Lama, that ugly right-winger
I love the sound of leftie heads exploding from dissonance. This is going to generate a few pops: The Dalai Lama, who has himself lived in exile for over half …
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European Union – time for Chrenxit?
Europe should have really just stuck to being a common market. Don’t take me wrong, I do understand and have some sympathy with the Pan-European sentiment of the founding fathers …
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Trump no longer ronery, endorsed by the Norks
Well, maybe not. I hate it when the headline is more exciting than the story itself. Like this one: “North Korea says Trump isn’t screwy at all, a wise choice …
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Don’t call me Shirley – or a guy
The Guy of the Year, er, sorry, the Australian of the Year, wants you to stop using words like “guys†in your workplace. “I have now removed that from my …
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Miss Turkey gets turkey slapped by the Islamists
From the freedom of speech files in a country which wants to join the European Union: A former Miss Turkey was handed a 14-month suspended prison sentence on Tuesday for …
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