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Author: Arthur Chrenkoff

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Culture / Politics

The Daily Outrage

May 26, 2016 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

Today’s Daily Outrage courtesy of students at Oberlin College, Ohio, the institution renowned as the first in the nation (in 1835) to open admission to women and all races: “A …

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Politics

Why we’re in the shit we’re in…

May 26, 2016 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

Want to know why Trump is about to become the Republican nominee and why Bernie is almost the Democrat nominee (though is unlikely to get there in the end)? Thanks …

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Certainty
Politics

The end of the end of certainty

May 25, 2016 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

With apologies to Paul Kelly, the era of economic reform in Australia is over. As is the era of a smaller, if not exactly small, government. Twenty-four years ago, Kelly …

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Barnaby
Culture / Politics

In defence of Barnaby

May 25, 2016May 25, 2016 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

He might be a tomatohead but he’s our tomatohead – and he’s right. Unless you have been in a quarantine yourself for the past few months, I’m sure you’re familiar …

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brochures
Politics

An Election Mystery, Or The Tale Of Two Brochures

May 24, 2016May 25, 2016 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

I have a sneaking suspicion it’s an election time. What do I base my suspicions on? Well, a few days apart two colourful fliers have popped into my letterbox, sandwiched …

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90s
Culture / Life / Politics

On missing the 1990s

May 24, 2016May 17, 2017 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

I miss the ’90s. I never thought I would say that, but there it is. As a Gen X, I’m a child of the ’80s, albeit as experienced on the …

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Tennieldumdee
Politics

Austria, America, Australia

May 23, 2016May 23, 2016 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

The dark night of fascism is always descending in the United States and yet lands only in Europe, Tom Wolfe observed a long time ago. Or at least that used …

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Politics

On being a poster Aussie

May 23, 2016 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

“If you live in one of Australia’s capital cities, you’ve likely seen this poster. The artist says if you haven’t seen it yet, you will soon,” opens a News.com.au story …

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Happiness / Life / Politics

Inter-political dating 101

May 23, 2016May 17, 2017 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

Antony and Cleopatra. Hitler and Stalin. James Carville and Mary Matalin. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver. OK, maybe they’re not the best examples. Maybe that’s just it – there aren’t …

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Happiness / Life

Picture perfect

May 22, 2016May 22, 2016 - by Arthur Chrenkoff - 15 Comments.

Travel is great. Everyone should do it. Thanks to the historically stunning rise of cheap transport more people than ever do it more often than ever before. For young people …

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innovators
Culture / Politics

Silicon is a left-wing element

May 21, 2016May 21, 2016 - by Arthur Chrenkoff - 15 Comments.

Sometime later today I will finish reading Walter Isaacson’s “The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution”, his bigger picture follow up to the …

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Politics

On being told to shut up

May 20, 2016May 17, 2017 - by Arthur Chrenkoff - 16 Comments.

The other Saturday morning, as one does when the federal election campaign is on, I picked up two metal A-frames holding corflutes for an old mate of mine, Trevor Evans, …

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Milo
Politics

Let it all burn

May 19, 2016 - by Arthur Chrenkoff - 15 Comments.

Thanks to the 2016 GOP presidential primaries I have been exposed to many new concepts and ideas, most of which I could have easily done without. I’m thinking alt-right, cuckservatism, …

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tagcloud
Politics

Lost in a cloud

May 19, 2016May 19, 2016 - by Arthur Chrenkoff - 16 Comments.

I’m in love with the Tag Cloud, I really am. Not only is it a handy tool for all of you to narrow down what you want to read, even …

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inclusive
Politics

Happy International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia

May 19, 2016May 19, 2016 - by Arthur Chrenkoff - 15 Comments.

Possibly in time to celebrate the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia on May 17: A group of 51 Muslim states has blocked 11 gay and transgender organisations from attending …

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Happiness / Life

Sextortion 1: Don’t be a freakin’ moron

May 19, 2016May 19, 2016 - by Arthur Chrenkoff - 12 Comments.

As an online dating aficionado, tragic or veteran (take your pick), I simply can’t go past articles like “Sextortion 101: How Tinder introduced me to your wife”. In fact the …

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Politics

Good News from…?

May 19, 2016May 17, 2017 - by Arthur Chrenkoff - 15 Comments.

Twelve years ago, exactly to a day – 19 May 2004 – I became a minor blogging celebrity on the back of an observation that the mainstream media’s unrelentingly negative …

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books
Culture / Politics

On losing respect for your bookshelf

May 19, 2016May 19, 2016 - by Arthur Chrenkoff - 14 Comments.

I love books. I have been reading them since I was 5 years old and seriously collecting them since I acquired my first bookshelf a few months after settling in …

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Putin Trump
Politics

Is Donald Trump a Manchurian Candidate?

May 19, 2016May 19, 2016 - by Arthur Chrenkoff - 31 Comments.

The short answer is no. As colourful as Donald Trump’s biography is, I gather he has never been taken a prisoner of war while serving his country overseas (that only …

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Declaration-of-Independence
Culture / Politics

Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness

May 19, 2016May 19, 2016 - by Arthur Chrenkoff - 15 Comments.

Every news and commentary outlet needs a good slogan. All the news that’s fit to print. We report, you decide. Speaking for the Workers’ Party of Korea. For a while …

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