Articles by Dr John Smith

The NSW Education Department (the Department) guidelines say that between thirty minutes and an hour per week must be set aside for ‘special religious instruction’ […]

This is more a reflective piece on a personal quandary than anything else, but I hope it provides some food for thought. Brexit has become, […]

I have done this before: meeting Scott Morrison on his own biblical turf and ripping him a new one on how his pseudo-christianity is about […]

Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott spoke at CPAC Australia recently, and his remarks deserve some deconstruction. His level of self-awareness is as high as ever, […]

In a recent New Rules segment, HBO’s Bill Maher went on a rant about Trump Fatigue. Maher coined this phrase to represent the idea that people […]

A public servant who operated an anonymous Twitter account that was critical of Australian government policy has lost her high court case over her termination. […]

The industrial revolution, for all its flaws and all the misery it caused, was a major step forward in human civilisation. Goods were now available […]

SATIRE Upon being informed that ‘something called Islam’ is also a religion, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has decided to abandon the proposed Religious Discrimination Act […]

A couple of items from the establishment media in the last few days have led to the suggestion in the title. Senator Warren appears to […]

The suggestion that the current President of the United States is a racist and an intolerant bigot is hardly original to me. A quick scan […]

Former leader of the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) Lyle Shelton has come forth with yet more of the persecution narrative. This time, the issue is […]

The increasingly ridiculous situation around Israel Folau is once again in the news. A little context first, and then a systematic deconstruction of this nonsense. […]

First, apologies for the gap. Much going on. Now to the plot. There is a noteworthy trend in contemporary politics: the leaders have not adapted […]

In a speech about Democratic Socialism, Senator Bernie Sanders brilliantly redefined the old buzzword ‘freedom’. Frequently, we have seen this screeched by the right with […]

The latest so-called Adpocolypse has hit YouTube. This refers to a crackdown on the advertisements (and thus monetisation) available to content creators. I want to […]