‘The only death threat I ever received’
It came by anonymous phone call and happened, not coincidentally, while I was working on a series of stories about the building industry.
Chris Uhlmann
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Hope of redemption after this uncivil war
Let’s never forget that then president Donald Trump lied when he told the mob before the Capitol riot that the election had been stolen from him. For 187 minutes, he watched without acting.
The West has not been the same since 9/11
The West won the Cold War without firing a shot. What we are fighting now is a hot war and we are losing.
Ideas are the source of all power in human affairs
Political power may grow out of the barrel of a gun but it is an idea that compels someone to pull the trigger, to raise an army, to start a war.
Macron first to feel wrath of Europe’s revolution
Whatever his faults, the French President understands some issues, if too late, as the second round of elections nears. John Howard knew it: lose control of the borders and you imperil national unity.
Real cost of renewables is in your power bills
This is the question we should be asking: how do you generate zero-emissions energy without a catastrophic fall in living standards?
Doublespeak not confined to China’s politicians
If there is an iron law of politics it is that you should judge leaders by what they do, not what they say. This week offers several striking examples.
Renewables blind faith reignites our power wars
Energy wars started in the early 1990s, and after the fall of a few prime ministers in their wake, it seems they have a long way to go.
Populism monster or pushback on bad policy?
The establishment sneers as voters here and abroad tilt right-wing, but instead it should question whether ‘populism’ is a response to really bad policy.
All lathered up and waiting for China
Chris Uhlmann’s life lessons from a prison guard should inform our defence strategy; never fight naked, and tool up.
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