Rudd a far cry from 'Australian Obama'

A scathing assessment of Kevin Rudd and his Obama wannabe-ness, which highlights Ruddy's worst points. Of course, they're all rather petty, but it's a funny piece.

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"Doomsday Clock" Moves Two Minutes Closer To Midnight | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Not new news, but obviously important old news. It's been over two years since the Doomsday clock ticked down to five minutes to midnight. What have you done differently?

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Politicians inform Intelligence Community: Film at 11!

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Death of the Dream

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An ignominious defeat on the Plains of Abraham

A sad day for Canadian history. No, not the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, but today, when the reenactment was cancelled. Small mindedness wins again. Now, on to bringing back creationism in schools.

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What you missed in that budget bill

Steven Harper plays the old "Shhh, we'll slide this through while everyone's eye is on the Stimulus Package" game. Surprise.

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Right should warm to Darwin | The Australian

But, then again, everyone should warm to Darwin. Dar wins every time.

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Era of cartoon baseball at an end

Are changes truly afoot in Major League Baseball? I doubt it, but hope springs eternal.

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Darwin's moral compass | The Australian

An interesting take on the life and work of Charles Darwin.

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Stumbling on Their Sense of Entitlement

The view from the top is changing, but not because the high and mighty have discarded their rose coloured glasses.

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Harper pushes to gain control of Senate

Stephen Harper frontflips (he'd never backflip, would he?) on Senate appointments, and here is his justification: He might lose his battles if he doesn't take control of the Red Chamber.

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Aussies choose to save rather than spend money | The Australian

Scott Murdoch agrees with me on the importance of future financial stimulus coming in the form of infrastructure building, rather than a splash of cash. However, as Scott points out, given that we'll be facing an election by the end of 2010, cash is more likely.

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Traditional values being stomped on

What does the bashing of football legend Ron Barassi say about contemporary Australia? Nothing good.

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Hilton stunt leaves society limping

Tim Costello examines Paris Hilton's vapidness (which doesn't take long) and its impact on our society (which sadly does take some time).

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Will 2009 bring quicker thinking?

The election happened in a leadership vacuum. It was frightful to watch, even from afar. Unfortunately, I don't get the impression anything has changed...

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