Liberty, fraternity and … what was that other word?
by Barry Jones | Apr 8, 2014
Testing the excerpt feature.
Saving America
by Shadia B. Drury | Sep 29, 2003
Leo Strauss and the neoconservativesThere is a growing awareness that a reclusive German American philosopher is the inspiration behind the reigning neoconservative ideology of...
Rolling out the canvas
by Paul Keating | Sep 29, 2003
The history warsThe writing of The history wars is very important. The book will sit on the shelves of libraries as a sort of code stone to help people understand the motivations...
Carers of Australia unite!
by Barbara Pocock | Sep 29, 2003
Many Australians are living and working, at present, in an uncomfortable moment. It is a moment of dissonance, when our behaviour has moved way ahead of our institutions and...
A tribute to Jim Cairns
by Tom Uren | Sep 29, 2003
You have left us with a spirit in our heartJim Cairns passed away on Sunday 12th October, eight days after he turned 89 years old. He was a great Australian - his life and...
A permanent casualty
by Phillip Knightley | Mar 13, 2003
The death of investigative journalism and who killed it?The Golden Age of journalismBefore we get around to revealing the names of the murderers, I think I'd better anticipate...
Vale Christopher Hill
by Martin Kettl | Mar 11, 2003
A master historian.Christopher Hill, who has died aged 91, was the commanding interpreter of 17th-century England, and of much else besides. As a public figure, he achieved his...
Thank you very much and good luck
by Stuart Cunningham, Terry Flew | Mar 3, 2003
MediaDEVELOPMENTS in communications media are important in all the processes of globalisation. There are three dimensions to this. Firstly, media constitute the technologies and...
The trans-Atlantic aftershock of September 11
by Immanuel Wallerstein | Mar 2, 2003
Picture: Immanuel Wallerstein with Fernand BradelIf the attack on the Twin Towers on Sept 11, 2001 can be considered to have been a political earthquake for the American people,...
A metaphysical lottery
by Chris Masters | Feb 21, 2003
Who killed investigative journalism?There is nothing like a murder mystery to pull a good crowd. Thank you for your support. For what it is worth, it has long been clear to me...