Politics

The Treason of the Clerks - How Bureaucracy is Eating the World

21/10/2026

In 1927, the French philosopher Julien Benda published La Trahison des clercs - The Treason of the Intellectuals. Benda’s "clerks" were the writers, professors, and moral guardians of Europe who abandoned their traditional duty of defending universal truth, justice, and detachment. Instead,

A POLITICAL MANIFESTO

15/02/2026

This is an invitation for political parties to come and get my vote. This is what I want in return for my vote. AUSTRALIA FIRST POLICY FRAMEWORK Pragmatic. Sovereign. Meritocratic. We cover all aspects from defence, housing, energy and everything in between.

WHY AUSTRALIA WAS SAID TO BECOME THE WHITE TRASH OF ASIA

13/02/2026

This was a claim made by Lew Kuan Yew more than 4 decades ago. And we need courage to prove him wrong. Australia Doesn't Have an Energy Problem. It Has a Courage Problem: A case for the Hybrid Energy Strategy — and

FIXING CAPITALISM - PART 3

30/01/2026

The Path Forward: Constrained Prosperity Economics Why a Simple Return to the Past is Not the Answer The manifest failures and frictions of 21st-century global capitalism have, understandably, led some to call for a return to older, seemingly more straightforward economic models.

FIXING CAPITALISM - PART 2

26/01/2026

A Tale of Two Systems: The US vs. China and the Perils of Asymmetric Capitalism Divergent Paths of Industrialization and Globalization The latter half of the 20th century was largely defined by the economic dominance of the United States. Emerging from World

YOU ARE NOT WELCOME

26/01/2026

Welcome to Country has evolved into a divisive, performative practice that reinforces difference rather than dissolving it. It is modern, political, inconsistently supported—even within Indigenous communities—and unconnected to tangible improvement in anyone’s life.I don’t oppose respect - which cuts both ways -

FIXING CAPITALISM - PART 1

24/01/2026

The Agnostic Nature of Capital: Theoretical Ideals vs. Real-World Friction Introduction A pure libertarian philosophy, in its most undiluted form, champions absolute individual freedom and minimal government intervention. It is an intellectually elegant framework that operates flawlessly in a vacuum. However, it

LEFT VS RIGHT: ON GOVERNANCE AND POWER

14/01/2026

A Personal Political Philosophy A quick bit of background: I grew as a child of Apartheid in South Africa, with all the concomitant benefits - most notably, good schooling and even University bursary. My family deemed me 'left', but it was more

THE SHIRKY PRINCIPLE

05/01/2026

Why are hospitals hotbeds of infection, instead of safe, sterile spaces? Why do school administrators tinker with the curriculum, resulting in literacy and numeracy rates becoming worse? Why do organisations like Centrelink (administrators of the dole in Australia) become such massive, powerful

THE PROBLEM WITH MIGRANTS

02/01/2026

Immigration is an issue, I am sure you will agree. As an immigrant, I have something to say. Let’s start with a story: A victim of a religiously motivated attack is hospitalised. His injuries are serious, but not life-threatening. The hospital, as

THE IDEOLOGY OF HITLER’S ‘Mein Kampf’

30/12/2025

I had never read Mein Kampf. Like most people, I just assumed Hitler was a mad man not worthy of study, beyond snippets offered in school history text books. But the frequency by which seemingly ordinary people were called ‘Nazis’ made me

JEWS AND NAZIS ARE MORE ALIKE THAN YOU THINK

29/12/2025

Trigger warning: If this piece triggers you, you probably misread it. The point here isn’t to bash Jews, Hamas, Hitler, or any specific group. It’s about how human groups work—period—and why we judge some of them by rules we don’t apply to

LEFT vs RIGHT: AN EXISTENTIAL CROSSROADS

28/12/2025

The world, in its dizzying complexity, often invites us to seek simplicity. While the nuances of individual character are infinite, human history suggests that our collective worldviews tend to cluster into two distinct archetypes. These are not merely political labels like 'left'

DEAR JEW, LET'S FIX THIS

24/12/2025

(or how to abolish antisemitism) I reference many (historical) minorities, but I am mainly thinking about the Jews. As a Christian, the idea of ‘Jew’ is important to me. I am wondering why, of ALL the minorities in the world, antisemitism is

RACISM: A CONVENIENT MYTHOLOGY

22/12/2025

The origins of racism are often framed as if racial ideology emerged first and then drove centuries of domination, exploitation, and inequality. Yet when we return to first principles and examine the historical record with a clear sociological lens, a different picture

WHAT IS A WORLD WITHOUT WHITE MEN?

21/12/2025

Writing about white men is a modern taboo. Despite any assurance I may offer, I doubt the average reader will accept on face value that this is not racist. I am in full agreement with Frank Zanu (Benin-born, African American thinker) that

CHRISTIANITY, ISLAM AND JUDAISM — THE FAULT LINES

20/12/2025

My usual writing is more assertive. However, this subject is sufficiently complex that what follows is more speculative theory than a blunt attempt at persuasion. I am acutely aware of my own worldview and biases, and I make allowances for them where

It’s the CULTURE stupid

19/12/2025

Culture is the invisible script that nations recite without rehearsal, the unspoken bylaws dictating how societies stumble, soar, or self-sabotage; just as surely as they govern the boardrooms of businesses and the backrooms of bureaucracies. We toss the word around like confetti

THE FOLLY OF REPARATIONS CLAIMS

17/12/2025

The modern discourse surrounding historical injustice is often dominated by two persistent and mutually reinforcing phenomena: the entrenchment of a victim mindset within certain identity groups and the corresponding demand for ongoing claims for reparations. This dynamic, while rooted in genuine historical

JEWS: EXCEPTIONALISM, RESILIENCE, AND THE QUEST FOR EQUITABLE COEXISTENCE

16/12/2025

Imagine it's 167 BCE in ancient Judea, a dusty corner of the Seleucid Empire where a band of rebels called the Maccabees are lighting oil lamps in a desecrated temple. They've just kicked out the Greek overlords who tried to stamp out