What does history tell us about mass hysteria and deception? Yes it happens: the masses can be easily deceived and carried away with evil. Closely related to mass deception is mass hysteria. That these things happen -- and far too often -- is clear enough. ...read more
Truth really is our primary weapon: Let me begin by mentioning a dream I had. It seems a few others and I were under attack by some bad guys. They were seeking to break into our property, and we were trying to defend it. The ...read more
Robert Falzon, a good friend of mine in the men’s movement, asked me to contribute a chapter to his new book called Raising Fathers: Fathering from the Frontline -- 12 Men’s Stories. Here is an excerpt from my contribution. It was a fine weather Sunday ...read more
In December 2018, Melbourne Pastor Murray Campbell and his family visited the blood-soaked WW1 battlefields of Western Europe. They were on a pilgrimage of sorts, to see where Campbell’s great grandfather, William Campbell, fought for King and Country as an ANZAC soldier. Their pilgrimage took ...read more
But progressives' grip on the levers of power is slipping. I turned 50 last year in the immediate aftermath of a failed attempt to become a Senator for Queensland. There’s nothing like a setback coinciding with a significant life event to put one in a ...read more
Dave Rubin is a rising star in the online world. He regularly sits down with various public intellectuals to debate culture, politics and – with increasing frequency – religion. His YouTube channel The Rubin Report has more than 1 million subscribers. A gay man from ...read more
I am fascinated by what people say and think before they leave the planet. Wisdom is sometimes very costly and as you consider the past, you can understand the future better. Dr Bruce Robinson, probably Australia’s bestselling fatherhood author, wrote his book, Fathering from the ...read more
My wife got me a book for Father’s Day called “Dear Dad”. It is a collection of letters to fathers, edited by Samuel Johnson OAM. The description on the back cover says, “A heartfelt, honest and very human book of letters that will make you ...read more
What They Saw begins with the acclamation that ordinary people can make a difference; that is, ordinary people with a testimony and enough chutzpah to share it. Being sworn to secrecy, that’s just what author Monica Bennett-Ryan and her co-workers had to demonstrate to confront ...read more
“All you need is a good idea, followed by action and an ongoing commitment to hard work, and much can be achieved!” These are the words of George Ronalds, a man who practised what he preached. Though his life was filled with faith, hard work, ...read more