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Culture / Life / Politics

On first dates and communist restaurants

June 3, 2016 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

A first date tonight. She likes Vietnamese. Not too many options in Brisbane inner north. Her: “What’s that Vietnamese place that was named after some dictator that attracted all the …

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Taraneh
Culture / Politics

The Girl With A Feminist Tattoo

June 2, 2016 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

Take a look around the world and it puts everything in perspective; suddenly, all the huge “controversies” at home turn from mountains into molehills and all the activists seem less …

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Politics

Dalai Lama, that ugly right-winger

June 2, 2016 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

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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Life / Politics

European Union – time for Chrenxit?

June 2, 2016 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

Europe should have really just stuck to being a common market. Don’t take me wrong, I do understand and have some sympathy with the Pan-European sentiment of the founding fathers …

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Life / Politics

Don’t call me Shirley – or a guy

June 1, 2016June 1, 2016 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

The Guy of the Year, er, sorry, the Australian of the Year, wants you to stop using words like “guys” in your workplace. “I have now removed that from my …

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Politics

Our revolting elites

May 31, 2016 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

Just in case you’re still wondering what is causing the Donald Trump phenomenon, you could do worse than read any of Michael Lewis’ recent books. Not that people who support …

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Politics

On being told to shut up, part three

May 30, 2016May 17, 2017 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

The last time I went viral I had a glandular fever back in 1999. Now it’s all social media. Welcome to the 21st century. Two weeks ago I got abused …

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Life / Politics

Dear Japan, sorry, not sorry

May 30, 2016May 30, 2016 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

President Obama visited Hiroshima the other day, and to his credit he didn’t apologise for dropping the bomb. He didn’t drop the bomb himself, of course. That was President Truman, …

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Politics

On being told to shut up, part two

May 28, 2016May 17, 2017 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

Another Saturday morning down in Newstead, campaigning for my old friend Trevor Evans, and who runs into me again but another old friend, who a fortnight ago told me “You’re …

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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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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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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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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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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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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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