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Author: Arthur Chrenkoff

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Politics

Another “mostly peaceful” day in the US of A

January 7, 2021 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

As Talleyrand famously said after Napoleon’s international kidnap and subsequent execution of the royalist Duc d’Enghein, “it was worse than a crime, it was a mistake.” The unknown number (from …

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Books

25 Best Books I’ve Read in 2020

January 4, 2021 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

As always with these annual roundups, please note that these are the best books I’ve read last year, not the best book published last year, as I never buy new …

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Politics

Eight trends to watch in 2021

January 2, 2021 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

Twenty-twenty, the year of the “cool number” previously associated with the positive (perfect vision), had been anything but cool and positive itself. A lot had gone wrong; most related to the …

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Love

Girls Gone Wild on Brisbane Tinder, Part XIX: Farewell to 2020

December 29, 2020 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

Warning: Adult themes, language and nudity It’s somewhat ironic that having spent 99 per cent of my Tinder talk time defending the app from people who assume the worst about …

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Politics

Peace on Earth

December 27, 2020 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

One of the few bright spots of genuine good news this year – if not the only one – has been the sudden outbreak of peace between Israel and several …

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Politics

Santa is a commo

December 23, 2020 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

Aaaaand it’s that time of the year again to wish all The Daily Chrenk readers a very Merry Christmas, however difficult circumstances you find yourself in, and a New Year …

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Politics

There ain’t no party like a Communist Party

December 15, 2020 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

This week’s superleak of a database of nearly 2 million members of Chinese Communist Party, most of them from around Shanghai, many of whom are working at the local offices …

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Politics

Is there a Doctor in the house? Plenty

December 14, 2020December 15, 2020 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

The perennial “to Doctor or not to Doctor” debate about credentials and titles is with us again, this time thanks to a “Wall Street Journal” op-ed arguing that the incoming …

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Politics

Victimhood Inc

December 13, 2020 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

Thanks to Israeli scientists we now have a psychological profile of a large section of our population and the body politic: A new personality construct has been defined that describes …

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Politics

Gone In 60 Weeks

December 12, 2020 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

Joe Biden is not meant to govern. If he manages, and whatever he manages, that’s all well and good, and a bonus but that is not his purpose. His mission …

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Politics

The Daily Chrenk’s Person of the Year: You, You Poor Fucker

December 11, 2020December 11, 2020 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

The venerable (yes, I’m joking) “Time” magazine has just named their Person of the Year: Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are TIME's 2020 Person of the Year #TIMEPOY https://t.co/o97QNlSBrl pic.twitter.com/KuoBoebBN4 …

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History / Lifestyle

On discovering a scandal in family history

December 7, 2020 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

One of my great regrets in life is not having interrogated my loved ones about their past and their family histories while they were still alive. Now the generation of …

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Love

Girls Gone Wild on Brisbane Tinder, Part XVIII: The 2020 Hardship Edition

December 6, 2020December 29, 2020 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

Warning: Adult content, language, and a picture of a naked bum There’s no escaping the fact – 2020 has been a difficult year for many of us. It’s safe to …

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Politics

Shock: China does not understand freedom of speech

December 2, 2020 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

I know it might come as somewhat of a shock for you, so brace yourself, my dear reader: a country without a freedom of speech does not understand the concept …

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Politics

Why have a shoey when you can have a false leggy?

December 2, 2020 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

A faux scandal erupts in the middle of a real scandal (alleged, and subject to future court cases). One of the less savoury of all Australian drinking traditions is the …

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WTF

Did it have information that could lead to Hillary Clinton’s arrest? UPDATED

November 30, 2020December 1, 2020 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

The mysterious Utah monolith is gone, according to the authorities (it was situated on public land): When I initially came across the preview of the above story, my first reaction …

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Politics

Honey, I swapped the party bases

November 27, 2020 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

Once upon a time, centre-left wing parties were the parties of working class and the poor, while centre-right parties were the parties of the wealthy, middle class and the educated. …

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Politics

Team Biden: managing America’s decline and the rise of China

November 26, 2020 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

Meet the new boss in the White House – same as the old (but one) boss – and China, through one of its English-language mouthpieces, “Global Times”, is hoping for a reset back …

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Politics

Trump was a goose, but he laid golden eggs

November 25, 2020 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

For the first time ever, the Dow Jones index has passed 30,000 the other day. It came close to doing so back in February, peaking at 29,500. Then COVID happened …

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Politics

America’s mythical allies – and the real ones

November 24, 2020 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

Sam Vinograd, an Obama administration nat sec alumnus – and now, needless to say, a CNN nat sec analyst – is hearing sounds: It's like I can almost hear our …

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