The bomber will always get through
Even before all the horror of World War Two, the pessimists used to say “the bomber will always get throughâ€. How right they were, as millions of residents of London, …
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#PrayForThoseWhoPrayInNormandy
With some sort of an attack or incident seemingly every day or two, terror has indeed become Europe’s “new normal”. At Church of the Gambetta in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, Normandy, a priest …
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Is Islamophobia rational?
Islamophobia can be defined as dislike or hatred of, or prejudice against, Islam or Muslim. The phobia part of the word, however, originally refers to fear. Mayo Clinic defines phobia …
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Ten commandments of the media coverage of terrorism, crime and violence
From the people (and by people I mean me) who brought you Ten Commandments of Social Justice Warriors, behold… You might enjoy this. Slightly topical.
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From Europe with love
A few vignettes from Europe, circa mid-2016: Germany: A young left-wing German politician has admitted she lied to police about the racial background of three men who raped her in …
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Dear England, Love, Polish Vermin
Dear England Forgive me for taking some of your valuable time as you agonise over your destiny and your future. Existential crises are tough; I know, I have them all …
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Make America Poland Again
Now listen here; this is it.  I’ve had an absolute gutful of all this racism and prejudice. You might have gotten away with having a go at all the illegal …
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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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Austria, America, Australia
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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On being a poster Aussie
“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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