Church in disarray in Rome, still militant in Somalia - posted by Graham

The Pope may be finding ways to soften his message about Islam, but his frontline is holding firm, according to this report from Yahoo! News. When news of killings in response to Pope Benedict's Regensburg speech arrived in my in-box... More

Telstra goes imperial. - posted by Graham

Exactly who does the Telstra board think it is accountable to? Corporate theory says that boards are responsible to the equity holders. They are certainly in theory appointed by them, even if shareholder apathy more often than not confers re-election... More

The Carbon Dioxide Wars - posted by Graham

I've just seen Al Gore's movie, "An Inconvenient Truth" and it has all the weight of a CIA dossier on weapons of mass destruction in Iraq in 2003. He must be the only one in the world to think that... More

Better to have been silent than to apologise - posted by Graham

Pope Benedict's error wasn't to criticise Islam, it was in not being prepared to back-up his criticism. His speech is a difficult one, and I wouldn't pretend to understand it anywhere near completely. But I understand it enough to know... More

Very Gore-y, but not gory enough - posted by Ronda Jambe

A friend on the East Coast of the USA complains that An Inconvenient Truth is not playing at any of the local cinemas. That's about 150 films per day within a 30 km radius of her house. After seeing the... More

Vale Steve Irwin - a man whose love took him too far - posted by Ronda Jambe

He didn't need to die, but his passion for bringing the world's attention to the loss of habitat eventually contributed to his death. He was sincere, committed, decent, inspired and worthy of our highest regard. Vale, Steve Irwin. While you... More