Opinion Dominion

Brisbane did not have a terribly hot summer during December and January, but I had been commenting to people that my recollection seemed to ...

Slate writes that this may well be the cause of the Boeing 737 Max problem: To maintain its lead, Boeing had to counter Airbus’ move. It...

I'm making my way through Umbrella Academy (on Netflix), and but after a promising first episode, the pace is too often dragging.      ...

I see that Sinclair Davidson noted in his Open Forum yesterday that people have complained to his tertiary institution about various things:...

A very short review at Nature: War Doctor David Nott Picador (2019) For more than 25 years, surgeon David Nott has lived periodically ...

David Frum tweeted this the other day: and lots of people in comments noted that the same can be said about climate change denialism.  I...

*  It was my turn to cut my finger while cutting vegetables - I was experimenting with those stupid chef ways as to how to dice an onion.  B...

It's a Philosophy Friday, with a rather good review by Thomas Nagel of a book by a Kantian academic on the matter of whether humans sho...

At The Catholic Herald, a review of a book that is specifically about the Roman Army in the New Testament. The interesting section from t...

Any suggestions as to what may help stave off Alzheimers are welcome, I guess: A diet containing compounds found in green tea and carrots...

The Guardian has a story up about how Queensland is a good way to track the effectiveness of fluoridation of water: Dentists and doctors ...

Some really interesting figures here at Vox about what's happening to religious belief in America.  Surprisingly, the Mormons are holdi...

Axios posted this graph of American deaths by drugs, suicide and alcohol: An obvious lesson:  clearly, apparent strong economic grow...

The Washington Post notes : Tax revenue for October 2018 through January 2019 fell $19 billion, or 2 percent, Treasury said. It noted a...

Slate seems to have become rather more "sex tabloid" in the last 12 months, if you ask me.  The site really highlights some weird ...

David Frum has a good column up talking about the odd importance of American chicken processing to the Brexit vote. Are Australian meat c...

Well, I continue to be annoyed/appalled that both pro and anti "Pell is innocent" forces continue to wage what seem to be PR wars....

*   I now know where I can buy a piece of vacuum sealed wagyu steak in Brisbane that sells for - wait for it - $229.99 a kilo.   Ask in comm...

From Gulf News: Saudi Arabia’s cabinet has approved electronic visas for foreign visitors to attend sporting events and concerts, local ...