Author Archives: andrew

Prince Machiovorrison of Paris?

Posted on November 24, 2018 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban. Oh nooo! We’re doomed! Again. The US Global Change Research Program has this past Friday issued yet another alarming climate change report, filled with a prophesy of “devastating” impacts. Needless to say, CNN’s terrified online report on … Continue reading →

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Feeling v thinking

Posted on November 20, 2018 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban. Why do all our favourite, talented (eg Jim Carrey, Richard Gere), much acclaimed film stars (eg Meryl Streep, Sally Field) and actors of lesser fame get so emotionally extreme politically – especially about Donald Trump? Why is … Continue reading →

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Beware: gay bullies about

Posted on November 18, 2018 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban. Love is not love, obviously, when a small activist minority of gay bullies intimidate a husband and wife publishing team into closing their business, as happened to Luke and Carla Burrell, the Christian publishers of White magazine. … Continue reading →

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Mainstream scientists verballed on climate

Posted on November 15, 2018 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban. No, 97% of scientists do NOT agree on climate change. In fact, “there is no merit in the claim that catastrophic anthropogenic global warming is the mainstream scientific position, i.e. mainstream science as represented by the IPCC AR5 working … Continue reading →

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Islam causes mental illness

Posted on November 13, 2018 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban. It seems that Islam is causing massive waves of mental illness around the world. If we collate the responses to Muslim terror attacks from a wide range of politicians – including leaders – commentators, journalists and security … Continue reading →

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Laws must change to protect us

Posted on November 12, 2018 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban. If our existing laws can not protect us from harm, we must make new laws that can. Terrorists, even those known to law enforcement authorities, are able to strike at innocent citizens, whether in a cafe with … Continue reading →

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Election notes: target Labor’s incompetence

Posted on November 6, 2018 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban. A standard political tactic (of all sides) is to paint your opponents as inhumane or wreckers and wilful destroyers of Australian well-being and happiness. This rings false and voters sense it. It sounds ridiculous, if you think … Continue reading →

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Australia, stop that!

Posted on October 31, 2018 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban. Australia does NOT have the permission of Indonesia’s President to relocate our Israel embassy from Tel Aviv to West Jerusalem and both (post-Bali visit) Malcolm Turnbull, and The Australian’s Editor at Large, Paul Kelly are admonishing Prime … Continue reading →

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Why not Indonesia?

Posted on October 30, 2018 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban New Zealand? Why is Australia attempting to resettle asylum seekers from Nauru (and Manus, too) to another Judeo Christian country with little cultural comfort to offer those Muslims, like New Zealand? Why not return them to where … Continue reading →

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Free Speech v Fear Speech

Posted on October 30, 2018 by andrew

It’s a bizarre case of good news being bad news. And the messenger of the good news being vilified. I am talking about Dr Bettina Arndt and her national tour of universities with the evidence-based message that there is no … Continue reading →

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