Author Archives: andrew

Arrest that man

Posted on April 28, 2024 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban That young woman, a student at some US college, screaming and banging a metal pot on a metal barricade reminded me of me at age three, screaming and banging on the door of the bathroom where my … Continue reading →

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Moral disarmament of the West by woke

Posted on April 25, 2024 by andrew

In a crowded function room in the Sydney CBD, British writer, author & commentator, BRENDAN O’NEILL, described the unfunny side of woke as an attack on Western society: its moral disarmament. He was here as a guest of the Centre … Continue reading →

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How Penny turned into a farthing

Posted on April 18, 2024 by andrew

Wong is wrong, writes MICHAEL GREEN, embarrassing Australia and diminishing herself.  In Senator Penny Wong’s speech to the ANU National Security College “Securing our Future”, on  9 April 2024, after acknowledging very important persons, Wong moves on to the now … Continue reading →

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Swiss grannies upstage Greta, court rules climate ‘rights’

Posted on April 12, 2024 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban There is a mountain of irony in a group of four elderly women in Switzerland being concerned about the threat of extreme heat caused by climate change. They evidently think that countries can affect their own climate … Continue reading →

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The Conformist – cancel culture & Fascism

Posted on April 8, 2024 by andrew

Bernardo Bertolucci’s 1970 masterpiece, adapted from the 1951 Alberto Moravia novel is a case study in conformism under a Fascist regime. The film stars Jean-Louis Trintignant as Marcello Clerici, a conformist mid-level Fascist functionary in Mussolini’s Italy who is ordered … Continue reading →

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Truth Telling , circular arguments and colonialism

Posted on March 30, 2024 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban Just when you thought Australians had voted firmly against the voice and its entire grievance baggage, Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney says she is in active discussions with cabinet to develop a model for a ‘Truth-Telling’ process, … Continue reading →

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How the climate alarm sausage is made

Posted on March 23, 2024 by andrew

Climate The Movie – The Cold Truth, written and directed by Martin Durkin, is free on YouTube. In 79 minutes the film provides a gripping examination and explanation of why, how and by whom the deadly sausage of ‘climate change’ … Continue reading →

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The new atrocity against Israel

Posted on March 20, 2024 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban The second worst atrocity after the barbaric October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israeli citizens is being perpetrated by those who, like Australia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong, express “grave concerns” about Israel’s pending offensive against Hamas … Continue reading →

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How the Gaza Ministry of Health fakes casualty numbers

Posted on March 18, 2024 by andrew

The evidence is in their own poorly fabricated figures, writes ABRAHAM WYNER, Professor of Statistics and Data Science at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (Tablet, March 7, 2024). Israel estimates that at least 12,000 fighters have been … Continue reading →

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Election rigging fits Democrats’ ‘Get Trump’ Playbook

Posted on March 13, 2024 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban As of March 13, 2024, Donald Trump and Joe Biden are confirmed as the US presidential candidates, after the latest primaries. Don’t be surprised if the next anti-Trump scandal is set off with a manipulated or AI … Continue reading →

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