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A bloody road to apartheid
MYANMAR’S government has reported that 82 people have died in the past week’s ethnic violence in the western state of Rakhine, and 2,800...
Defending multiculturalism is in all our interests
Abolish Australian multiculturalism and the strong cultural nationalist impulse in this country would go unchecked. Liberty and equality in Australia...
Do Real World Morals Have A Place In Video Games?
The creators of violent video games have a responsibility to the message their work conveys, even if video games play by different rules than the...
Sexual violence against women pre-dates porn
Sometimes particular experiences can offer insights into the big questions in life. In the past few weeks, key cultural and political events such as...
Blaming Palin will not help the healing in Tucson
We tend to understand that those directly affected by crimes have a visceral need to find a reason for the crime; someone to blame, something to ease...
The myth of an American ‘gun culture’
Why the constitutional enshrinement of guns as a check on tyranny really terrifies the liberal elite. The deadly shooting in Tuscon, Arizona on...
A dysfunctional moment in American history
Jared Loughner, the possibly deranged 22-year-old who opened fire on Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and an unlucky collection of citizens...
Free speech: the best defence against violent rhetoric
After the Arizona shooting, some are calling for legal restraint of political vitriol. But the answer is not less expression, but more. After the...
No One Listened to Gabrielle Giffords
Of the many truths in President Obama’s powerful Tucson speech, none was more indisputable than his statement that no one can know what is in a...
The Tucson Witch Hunt
Immediately after the news broke, the air became thick with conjecture, speculation and innuendo. There was a giddy, almost punch-drunk excitement on...
Palin's words reach back to sordid history
When Sarah Palin accused journalists and pundits of "blood libel" in the wake of the deadly Arizona shootings, she reached deep into one of...
Extremism's explosive effects remind us to take all things in moderation
Divisive, sound-bite politics does great harm to the cause of democracy. America is paying a high price for the demonising of democracy and smashing...
It is time to bottle the demon
Our streets are awash in booze and blood. Something must be done. After another week of appalling acts of random violence on our streets, we have to...
World must take a stand against Israel
Israel's murder of the human rights activists on the MV Samoud on Monday brings into focus its policy of disregard for human lives and disrespect for...
Grotesque theatre succeeded brilliantly
This may turn out to be a pivotal moment in the Middle East. Not because of the loss of life, which was tragic, but alas not uncommon in the Middle...
A cynical and politically motivated media stunt
The tragic events off Gaza remind us there are still those who seek to manipulate humanitarian needs for extremist ends. The situation is ongoing,...
A deadly act of state-sponsored terrorism
Dov Weisglass, an adviser to a former Israeli prime minister, Ariel Sharon, once compared the approach to Palestinians as like putting them on a diet...
Gaza flotilla: Why the blockade makes sense for Israel
Until Hamas accepts Israel’s right to exist and stops launching rocket attacks, Israel may have to continue the Gaza blockade. The activists...
Israel reveals its true face
This will count. A flotilla of relief boats attacked in international waters. Armed commandos boarding a vessel carrying supplies for a besieged...
It's simple: India doesn't want to see its citizens harmed
Picture the scene of a car accident. An injured person lies on the ground needing help while the two drivers squabble over who caused the crash. That...
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