Monthly Archives: December 2012

When ridicule is best

Posted on December 29, 2012 by andrew

By Andrew L. Urban I was reading about the dismissal (December 2012) of Richard Falk from the Santa Barbara Committee of the prestigious Human Rights Watch, after an open letter of complaint to HRW Executive Director Kenneth Roth (December 17, 2012) … Continue reading →

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Offend me. Please!

Posted on December 27, 2012 by andrew

Offend me, please! Unlike so many thoughtful, democratically minded commentators, I welcome the proposed new ‘Take Your Offence to Court’ legislation that Attorney General Nicola Roxon is trying to shepherd through Parliament in 2013. Finally, I will be able to take … Continue reading →

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What is really galling about global warming

Posted on December 27, 2012 by andrew

By Andrew L. Urban “My objections to the global warming propaganda are not so much over the technical facts, about which I do not know much, but it’s rather against the way those people behave and the kind of intolerance … Continue reading →

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