31 Dec Feature series Preaching science and reason is not enough 07/09/2022 By Lyn Allison 0 comments I don’t suggest that the Rationalist Society ought to have the answers to all the problems of the world, but adherence to the principle...Continue reading
29 Dec Law & Politics Biden’s bid to strengthen global democracy 07/09/2022 By Tom Daly 0 comments On 9-10 December, the Biden administration held its first Summit for Democracy, a novel initiative seeking to bring government, civil s...Continue reading
28 Dec Feature series Reason in Western civilisation 07/09/2022 By Paul Monk 0 comments For years now, I have heard people speak sceptically, even dismissively, about ‘Western logic’ or ‘Cartesian rationalism’, as if the il...Continue reading
24 Dec History The sordid underbelly of Christmas past 07/09/2022 By James A. T. Lancaster 0 comments When English Puritans outlawed Christmas in 1647, it was not without good reason. When American Puritans, in turn, outlawed Chri...Continue reading
21 Dec Ethics & Religion This matter of Christmas and hope 07/09/2022 By Paul Monk 0 comments On 19 December, the ABC online ran an essay by Stan Grant under the title ‘With Christianity receding and many abandoning hope, toda...Continue reading
19 Dec Art & Humour MBJ’s view 21/12/2021 By Matt Bissett-Johnson 0 comments See current affairs through the eyes of cartoonist Matt Bissett-Johnson. Continue reading
17 Dec Ethics & Religion Shaming unvaccinated people has to stop 07/09/2022 By Alberto Giubilini 0 comments "Unvaccinated mother, 27, dies with coronavirus as her father calls for fines for people who refuse jab." This is the kind of hea...Continue reading
13 Dec Philosophy & Psychology When beliefs become deadly 07/09/2022 By Carrick Ryan 0 comments After five years of working for the Joint Counter Terrorism Team, where I was consumed by the persistent and genuine threat of Islamic ...Continue reading
10 Dec Science & Health Climate change: How machine learning holds a key to combating misinformation 07/09/2022 By John Cook 0 comments “A lie can travel halfway around the world before the truth can get its boots on.” This quote appears in many forms. In some var...Continue reading
07 Dec Law & Politics The broken message spread through a Christian schools network 07/09/2022 By Si Gladman 0 comments In a podcast interview earlier this year, Reverend Geoff Lin admitted that his Living Hope SA group (with ‘SA’ referring to South Austr...Continue reading
04 Dec Law & Politics Matter of principle: How ‘crossing the floor’ has changed 07/09/2022 By Camilla Nelson 0 comments The final days of parliament for 2021 have been marked by a spate of floor crossings. This includes Tasmanian Liberal Bridget Arc...Continue reading
01 Dec Philosophy & Psychology On dying 09/09/2022 By Jack Dikian 0 comments Philosophy begins with the death of the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates. But, as we know, he goes to his death with equanimity – wit...Continue reading