The Australian went into the freezer the other day and dragged out … Giles Auty.
Conservative commentators
Guy Rundle: The Right fall into line over the GFC
Right-wing radio host banned from Britian
Controvertial right-wing US radio host Michael Savage has been banned from entering Britain on the grounds that he is a “hate promoter”.
NRO’s 100 days symposium
Conservative commentators evaluate Obama’s performance so far.
Plimer’s Heaven and Earth: a conservative coup?
The attention paid to climate-change sceptic Ian Plimer’s book, Heaven and Earth, is a cute insight into the way conservative commentators are starved for shreds of evidence to support their theories.
What does a free Kosovo mean to America?
The fireworks are going off across Kosovo as the people of this ethnic Albanian nation celebrate their independence from Serbia. Europe’s newest nation has a population that is 92% Albanian. The vast majority are of nominally Muslim faith. Should the US be scared of this development? Irfan Yusuf writes.
Debunking Windschuttle’s benign interpretation of history
The Weekend Australian of 9-10 February brought news that the intrepid history warrior, Keith Windschuttle, bane of leftist historians, now has “the facts” about the stolen generations. It is another instance of Windschuttle taking information and skewing it to fit his particular political and cultural agenda writes Naomi Parry.
It’s not just what the leaders say, it’s where they say it
Yesterday saw an announcement from John Howard about aid to autistic kids. It was quickly matched by Kevin Rudd. Ho hum, you might say. But where the leaders are actually making the announcements is also very important, writes Mark Bahnisch.
Gawker / Thursday, 28 May 2009
US radio shockjock “Mancow” tested waterboarding to prove it isn’t torture. He lasted six seconds, and now says it’s “absolutely torture”.