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Stringent Orthodoxies

We’ve seen it time and time again. No matter if it is political, economic or religious orthodoxy, it will ruin whatever it touches. We saw it with the Spanish Empire, a vibrant social, political, economic growth in Spain all brought … Continue reading

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What’s with Ai?

Okay, a little up front confession. I am a retired teacher, boot maker by trade, professional driver by circumstance and lots of other things in between, including a stint in IT. I have some rather prejudicial views about technology, particularly … Continue reading

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What is happening to us?

The world has gone into a real tailspin. Trump has cause so much chaos and uncertainty from the White House. Putin and Russia are trying to steal land from Ukraine, meanwhile Ukraine is taking more control of the Kursk region. … Continue reading

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Economics and Population Growth

Perhaps the largest issue we face in this declining world is our stubborn clinging to ridiculous economic theories while ignoring theories of biology. Biology tells us that all growth is limited by the least favorable factor. What if we are … Continue reading

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What is wrong with us?

In the last few years, we have seen the political spectrum take a huge leap to the Right. Why? The last time the Right had this much support, war erupted to devastate much of the world. What makes anyone think … Continue reading

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What a couple of years!

So, 2021 is nearly over. About time too. You know, I get worried about calendars, really concerned as their days are definitely numbered. <Groan> I know dreadful dad joke, but that is about the standard of the last two years. … Continue reading

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What’s Next?

So 2021 is turning out to be as big a mess as 2020. Perhaps even bigger. Not only do we have Covid-19 and the Delta variant, also Epsilon and anything else that crops up, we also have a Vietnam rerun … Continue reading

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The Year We Wished Wasn’t!

2020! Wow! What a year. In Oz, we faced huge bushfires throughout the summer. In my home state, South Australia, we were choking on the smoke of fires a hundred kilometres away. Kangaroo Island was burning. At one point, it … Continue reading

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A Personal View of the Australian Curriculum

[This is the first in a series of items I am writing about the Australian Curriculum. Hopefully, they will when completed, make sense. ] The concept of the Australian Curriculum (AC) should have been adopted a generation before it was. … Continue reading

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The Failure of the West

There is so many things going wrong in the West right now. It is really hard to know where to start. Leadership is a talentless, moral and ethical vacuum. Our political leaders are increasingly coming from the Right, more extreme … Continue reading

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