Vale David Duffy
David Duffy, WHA Chairman, passed from this life in the early morning of the 10th November 2022.
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Blackstone’s Maxim and the Presumption of Innocence
It is better that ten guilty persons go free than that one innocent suffer.
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Us and Them
A word of clarification on the meaning of sovereignty of the individual.
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Calvary in Kabul
That half of the Afghan population who are women might have a particular reason to dread a renewed Taliban regime in their country as it would deprive them of every single advantage gained since 2001. Civilisation, as we see it, means the freedom to seek and achieve one’s potential. The Taliban are enemies of that civilisation.
They proved this beyond all doubt when in 2001 they dynamited the “Buddhas of Bamiyan.” They were 2000 years old and belonged to the world!
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In Memory of the Forgotten
But the very real Orwellian nightmare of the first Soviet years, from 1917 to 1924, had its very real human victims; numbered amongst them were the “Besprizornye.” These were seven million homeless urchins […]
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Reflections on Orwell – D. Duffy
Reflections on OrwellAuthor: David Duffy A little while ago, I chaired a talk on George Orwell and his significance in the year 2021. “Orwellian” is now part of our language and cultural hemisphere. In my vote of thanks, I quoted the early 19th century Russian monk Pechorin in his letter to Alexander Herzen, the famous […]
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The Fog of Woke
The purpose of this short vignette is to introduce you to some of the jargon of Critical Social Justice. The difficulty in understanding someone versed in Critical Theory is that the words used are often identical to the commonly used words, but with completely different meanings and obscured subtext.
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Mulch – D. Duffy
Author: D. Duffy. In this editorial, I will respond to a very strange column which appeared some time ago in The Australian newspaper. In it, the writer said, “I’ve never seen a useful definition of a basic human right, nor ever encountered a supposed example that did not fast dissolve into a blur of conditional […]
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A Language of an oft Conquered Isle
A Language of an oft Conquered IsleAuthor: P. Henge. Most languages of the world have well defined structures stemming from a single origin, albeit with a few foreign notes – not unlike a good vintage wine. Yet English, to be sure, is non-vintage, but just as stressed grapes create the best wines, so the tortured […]
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Are you Ware of Woke? – P. Henge
Are you Ware of Woke?Author: P. Henge 22 May 2021 A year ago in 2020, I had not heard the term Woke, but it is now in 2021 all around us yet still misunderstood by most. Recently, I asked someone for a definition and received the reply that woke meant cool. For many others it seems, […]
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The Cat and the King – D. Duffy
“FOR SOME MEN NOTHING IS WRITTEN UNLESS THEY WRITE IT.” This interesting line was once used in reference to the late T.E. Lawrence (of Arabia).
It is a damn tempting precept to take up and I have often been a disciple when I have creatively jay-walked contrary to traffic regulations and infringed on other municipal by-laws at random – but I value the rule of law none the less.
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The Nasty Religion of Naturalism – D. Duffy
The Nasty Religion of Naturalism Author: David Duffy Humanism of late has undergone a mutation; something else has taken its place (almost), a belief system which I will call ‘Naturalism.’As a world view it is neither scientific, rational or humane, but in the irrational fervour which it generates, it does qualify as genuine religion. True, […]
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Zeitgeist – D. Duffy
ZeitgeistAuthor: David Duffy A recent article in the Australian newspaper spoke of Zeitgeist, the spirit of this day and age, as something pervasive and impalpable though very real, which politicians need to hitch a ride on to avoid eclipse, oblivion, and of course being voted out of office. The writer made the point that progressives now […]
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