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In the face of extremism, liberals must snap out of their complacency
Several years ago I found a copy of Mein Kampf in a second-hand bookstore in country Victoria. Better my bookshelf than a ...
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Radicalisation and white Christian nationalism
Last year, I had a quick conversation with another writer about the difference between the ‘far right’ and ‘extreme right’ ...
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Supernatural beliefs exist to explain natural phenomena
Religion is a human universal. For thousands of years, humans have held religious beliefs and participated in religious rituals. Throughout ...
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Rationalists and circumcision
On 14 April 2023, it will be 10 years since I sent out the very first edition of ‘RSA Daily’. ...
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Reflecting on the Russian Revolution
The Russian writer Konstantin Paustovsky famously remarked that the great Russian humanist intelligentsia, who included Pushkin and Herzen, Tolstoy and ...
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Our parliament needs to become a more inclusive and welcoming place for all
This is a lightly edited transcript of a speech given to the Tasmanian Legislative Council 28 March 2023. It is ...
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