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Germany’s good deed gets punished
As this extract from the January 21, 2016, report by Der Spiegel staff proves, no good deed goes unpunished, and Germany’s naïve and self-destructive ‘good deed’ to welcome any and all comers is a sorry example of how. The numbers … Continue reading
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Why scientists disagree about global warming
Why scientists disagree about global warming – by Craig Idso, Robert M. Carter (1942-2016), S. Fred Singer – November 23, 2015 Extracts from the book’s concluding chapter: The most important fact about climate science, often overlooked, is that scientists disagree about … Continue reading
Where I’m from this is handled by men
By Andrew L. Urban. The personnel manager for a company in the southwestern German state of Baden-Württemberg remembers how a male employee … asked to meet with a male colleague instead of her. “I have nothing against you,” he said, … Continue reading
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Australian Republic a cause not a reality
By Andrew L. Urban. It is not the idea that our system is broke but the emotive plea “our Head of State should be Australian” that drives the movement for an Australian republic. It needs no explanation and brooks no … Continue reading
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COP21 – the point of no return
By Andrew L. Urban. December 11, 2115 – Centenary of COP21 Climate Conference, Paris: They’re all dead, all those thousands who gathered in Paris for that fateful two weeks, in which the world’s self-appointed climate warriors signed the death warrants … Continue reading
What’s to respect?
By Andrew L. Urban. In these tumultuous times of intense, fanatical religious fervour on the part of extremist Muslims, we in Australia have been publicly debating if and how to show respect to their faith (holus bolus) in public speech … Continue reading
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How much CO2 for a trillion dollars?
By Andrew L. Urban. If proof were needed that the climate change industry is in a feeding frenzy, the COP21 in Paris (December 2015) was it. Countless thousands converged on Paris for a talkfest that went on for two weeks. … Continue reading
If I was still in power …
By Andrew L. Urban. I received this in an email from a friend (December 1, 2015) – worth sharing, I think.
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Yes it IS about Islam
By Andrew L. Urban. If terrorism by Jihadists such as (but not only) ISIS is not about Islam, what is it about? If it is not about Islam why do they claim it to be very much about Islam? The … Continue reading
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Who are the real ‘refuseniks’?
By Andrew L. Urban. On the eve of the Paris climate change conference, COP21, The Weekend Australian (Nov 28/29, 2015) ran an editorial that coins ‘refuseniks’ as the word to describe those who question the politically orthodox view about global … Continue reading