7:40am – My news day starts with reading that last night at 10pm, a double truck carrying among other things toilet paper from a warehouse to the stores has somehow caught …
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This afternoon, on the way back from the gym, I popped into my local Coles to get some fruit and veg. Having picked up everything I wanted, curiosity took me …
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Around the world, the shop shelves are emptying fast. In Australia: Australian supermarkets are being completely stripped of essential items from people seemingly stockpiling products as fears surrounding the coronavirus outbreak …
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Not the end, but perhaps the beginning of the end: the United States and the Taliban sign a preliminary agreement in Doha, Qatar, on a conditional withdrawal of the last …
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In the magical socialist world of Bernie Sanders, everything is free – which means that someone else is paying for it. Usually it’s the billionaires or the rich or the …
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The entry and the rapid rise of Mike Bloomberg in the Democratic primaries is something to behold. The Democrats at the moment are dealing with a double Trump-like outsider insurgency …
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The Woke Health Organisation – sorry, the World Health Organisation – continues to provide non-stop entertainment since the start of the Coronavirus outbreak. I don’t know if laughter is the …
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It is somewhat ironic – though in some ways unsurprising – that at the time when the climate change activism (or, rather, according to the new guidelines, climate crisis or …
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According to Gallup, Donald Trump has been Making America Happy – or Happier – Again. Well, of course they don’t frame the issue like that, but the results of their …
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Interesting musings from the economist Maarten Boudry on the topic of inequality, in a post titled “Is extreme wealth a greater evil than extreme poverty?”: Imagine you could wave a …
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Exciting news – if it will happen – from the White House about other future houses: While the country was riveted by the President’s impeachment trial, a Washington rumor was …
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It’s entirely coincidental that as the United Kingdom is finally leaving the European Union, I’m reading Boris Johnson’s “Friends, Voters, Countrymen: Jottings on the stump”, his retelling of a (successful) …
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British actor whom I’ve never heard of, Laurence Fox, has caused quite a stir as a result of an appearance on a TV show “Question Time” last week. Fox apparently …
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Note: While this story is about Australia, the same issues apply to charitable sectors in all Western countries. An important thing to remember about large parts of the government bureaucracy and …
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Where the bloody hell are you? Not in Australia apparently. While no official figures are available yet, anecdotal evidence from international tour operators suggests significant cancellations (according to one report, …
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This is both funny and sad at the same time: So at 11pm on 31 January, dismiss Johnson’s extravagant claims for what lies ahead and the faux celebrations. Light a …
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A fascinating update, courtesy of Pew Research Center, on attitudes towards the United States around the world, best summarised in this table: It’s personally interesting to note that Poland is the …
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Victoria is officially the safest state in Australia if you’re looking to escape the firebugs: Victoria Police say the fires engulfing the eastern part of Victoria are not being treated as …
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Myself, as well as other people with families and friends overseas, are getting concerned and panicky messages to check if we’re safe in light of the catastrophic megafires that have …
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There are many ways to raise money for the victims of natural disasters, from charity concerts to social media donation drives, but some enterprising young women in Australia and the …
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