Everything goes to hell when the accountants take over
Accountants perform valuable functions. They can count, apply ratios, prepare reports and highlight areas of concern. Their profession is conservative…
Stupid Rules Designed by Fools Behind Closed Doors
Stupid rules designed by fools behind closed doors is a line from the song Ted the Mechanic. It is spoken…
What More Is there to Write About the Persecution of Julian Assange?
I hear, “You haven’t written about Julian Assange for a while, “quite often. It makes me feel quite guilty, but…
Why Writing About Politics is an Exercise in Futility
Over the past five years so, I’ve spent a lot of time writing about politics. I don’t see the point…
Assange Extradition Decision Surprises and Teases
Regular readers know that I’m a passionate supporter of Julian Assange and his efforts to expose the criminal underbelly of…
Buying and selling the lie
Lets be honest. We all lie. Even if it’s only to ourselves. Nobody’s perfect. Lying is part of being human.…
Division by design
The politics of division are as old as politics itself. Variations of the divide and conquer model have been used…
All dogma is dangerous – religious or otherwise
I was educated in a catholic school and subjected to catholic dogma constantly. Fortunately at that time there was sufficient…
Victimhood – a cultivated state of mind
According to the Cambridge dictionary victimhood is: the condition of having been hurt, damaged, or made to suffer, especially when you want people to feel sorry for you because of this or use…
Why I believe Trump will win in November
Just three days before the 2016 US election I told a fellow ALP member, “I believe Trump will win.” He…