
Crisis of the 21st Century
In a long and often bloody and tumultuous history of the Roman Empire, there are few periods like what has become known among scholars as the Crisis of the Third …
Read MoreIn a long and often bloody and tumultuous history of the Roman Empire, there are few periods like what has become known among scholars as the Crisis of the Third …
Read MoreChrenk’s note: In the Daily Chrenk’s not so long and not so illustrious history so far, this is the first guest post of what, hopefully, will be many more to …
Read MoreIf politics is, as some maintain, Hollywood for ugly people, then lots of ugly people are having lots and lots of sex. This is a disturbing thought, and perhaps you, …
Read MoreGeorge Brandis has always been a good speech-maker. Yesterday he delivered another good speech, probably one of his better ones, and arguably the one that he will be best remembered …
Read MoreA sausage sizzle and a vote is an old Australian tradition. But as a wise man once said, those who like democracy, just like sausages, shouldn’t know too much about …
Read MoreThe federal politics in Australia is fast degenerating into (another) farce, with more and more parliamentarians potentially holding dual citizenships, thus making them ineligible to sit in parliament (for the …
Read MoreChristopher Pyne has been in the federal parliament since 1993, or my second year at university. I only vaguely remember the “GST election” of that year, since it was only …
Read MoreTwo stories about the National Broadband Network in the media today. The one generating more outrage is the one singling out the most expensive connections (“The most expensive broadband connection in …
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