16 Mar Philosophy & Psychology The tyranny of story 16/03/2023 By Ian Robinson 0 comments Story was once a tool for understanding the world and for improving it. The hero or heroine always defeated the monsters. Today, sto...Continue reading
08 Aug Business & Economics How tax phobia cramps our future 08/08/2022 By Ian Robinson 0 comments For many years, Australian governments with a vision for the nation have been hamstrung in their ability to fully realise their – and o...Continue reading
20 Jan History Why I won’t be celebrating Australia Day on 26 January 23/07/2022 By Ian Robinson 0 comments Most nations – the United States, Greece, Finland, India, Indonesia and many others – celebrate their national day on the day they stop...Continue reading
11 Jan Feature series Does rationalism imply atheism? 07/09/2022 By Ian Robinson 1 comment Is there a necessary connection between being a rationalist and being an atheist? To answer this, we must tease out what we mean by ‘ra...Continue reading
02 Jan Feature series Rationalism and the meaning of life 07/09/2022 By Ian Robinson 0 comments As editor of the Australian Rationalist and later as president of the Rationalist Society of Australia, I was often called upon to just...Continue reading
05 Oct Ethics & Religion Not so different: Does religion deserve special protection? 04/08/2022 By Ian Robinson 0 comments A new draft of the federal religious discrimination legislation proposes to give special rights to the words and actions of religious p...Continue reading