All empires, when they are dying, worship the idol of war. War will save the empire. War will resurrect past glory. War will teach an unruly world to obey. But those who bow down before the idol of war, blinded by hypermasculinity and hubris, are unaware that while idols begin by calling for the sacrifice of others, they end by demanding self-sacrifice.
Donald Trump's war on everything is expanding and accelerating.
In the past week, the US president has plucked the Venezuelan president from his home and threatened Cuba and Colombia while openly discussing military action against Iran and perhaps even Greenland.
THe revolt of Paris, in which culminated the nation-wide disturbances of 1789, and the general collapse of royal administration, confronted the members of the Third Estate with the problem of taking steps to protect property and restore some semblance of law and order to France.
In debates over the appropriate level of migration into various Western nations, there is often a narrative that a significant reduction in the intake would entail major economic costs. However, a new report by TD Economics Chief Economist Beata Caranci questions the impact of migration cuts on the Canadian economy. In Canada, the unemployment rate
Asian share markets are still lifting across the board, performing better than transatlantic shares at least despite some mixed economic news from Japan and China. The rising tensions in Iran with the Trump regime standing by with itchy trigger fingers is keeping oil elevated while the USD remains somewhat firm despite a softer than expected
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Last year was the world's third warmest on record, underscoring a trend already fuelling destructive fires and floods in Australia in the early days of 2026.
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A small wind project in Gippsland seeking planning approval comes with a long backstory that belies its modest size.
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Ontario utility asks regulator to double the price it is paid for nuclear power - to the equivalent of $A222/MWh - to cover the costs of new reactors and upkeep.
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Western Australia, host to the world's biggest isolated grid, is now outperforming the rest of the country in the uptake and integration of renewables.
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According to the most recent NZIER Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion (QSBO), business confidence increased significantly in the last quarter of 2025. Seasonally adjusted, a net 39% of businesses anticipate improved overall economic conditions in the upcoming months. With business confidence at its highest level since March 2014, this was a significant rise from the
Oddly, the Murdoch press has taken the lead in curtailing free speech amid culture wars, despite its earlier strong stance against identity politics. Its obsessed critic, Crikey, is completely silent on the end of the free speech bill. I can only assume former firebrand Eric Beecher is in a coma. The ABC almost exclusively portrays
As the push and pull over the prospect of rate rises in 2026 continues, the signals coming from forward looking labour market indicators are painting quite a different picture. The ANZ-Indeed Job Ads index has continued to plumb new cycle lows, down 32.6% from the peak level of demand for labour in November 2022. In
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Electricity networks face a structural challenge - their regulated revenue model is being challenged by rooftop PV, and this trend will accelerate with home batteries.
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From boom levels to more moderate. the Westpac credit card index has come off. Though seasonal adjustments may be messing with the outcome. The most recent weekly Index reading of 158.2 is the highest on record, but these problems probably overstate its strength. Although there are some hesitant indications of deceleration around the year’s beginning,
Coal power generation fell in both China and India in 2025, the first simultaneous drop in half a century, after each nation added record amounts of clean energy. The new analysis for Carbon Brief shows that electricity generation from coal in India fell by 3.0% year-on-year (57 terawatt hours, TWh) and in China by 1.6% […]