Opinion Dominion

* Technology Review talks up hybrid and plug in cars , but isn't optimistic that American companies will be the ones to succeed in th...

I am probably not the first to say it, but I really think that Kath & Kim might have "jumped the shark" with last week's ...

Further to my last post, there are two clear events which may be contributing to the latest Newpoll: the huge inconvenience to Sydney-sider...

I just heard on Lateline that tomorrow's Newspoll gives Labor an 18% two party preferred lead, with the Liberals on 41% TPP! The air of...

There was a good interview on Counterpoint today with economist Gregory Clark talking up his book "A Farewell to Alms" about econ...

Inspired by horse flu fever in Australia, it at least provides proof that horses look a little like cows to me.

Here's some stuff I would have posted about last week if I had been posting: 1. Foreign Correspondent had an interesting story on ho...

So, how did my little holiday from blogging go? Not too bad thanks. What did I achieve? Well let me list the things that I achieved: 1. ...

It's not just this blog that is distracting me from work lately, it's all the links from my blog to the other sites of the wonderfu...

A gentle kick in the fundamentals - Times Online Here's an extract from the above amusing review of John Pilger's latest effort at d...

Reason Magazine - The Caudillo in His Labyrinth

Alcohol may lower risk of kidney cancer | Health | Reuters Drinking more than two glasses of red wine per week was associated with a 40-perc...

Ahead of 'September Dawn,' Mormon Church revisits dark period | csmonitor.com

Comment is free: Springtime in the desert Dana Moss has an interesting post talking about the very, very limited progression towards women&#...

The short, happy life of Rhys Jones - Times Online I haven't been reading much til now about the shooting death (by teenagers, apparentl...

Scientists induce out-of-body experiences in the laboratory. Slate Magazine This is an interesting article on recent research on inducing s...

Breathe Islam :: Protect your child :: June :: 2007 From this post: The Prophet said, “If anyone of you, when having sexual intercourse with...

Avenging Angel: Books: The New Yorker I love reading about radicals who think they know what's best for the world, reject religion and a...

Home is where the booze is - Times Online The trend for some parents to let their teenage kids know that they can have alcohol at a party, r...