Luncheon for two

Dec 22 2016 Posted by
Gary Scarrabelotti

The Bear and Turkey: a strategic tête-à-tête

By Gary Scarrabelotti

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Posted in International Relations, Russia, Turkey, USA
Tagged Paul Monk, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, The Australian

Death of a luncheon

Dec 17 2016 Posted by
Gary Scarrabelotti

On the fragility of human judgements

By Gary Scarrabelotti

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Posted in Culture, Media, Political Correctness
Tagged Bret Stephens, Donald Trump, Graham Richardson, Greg Sheridan, Henry Ergas, Paul Kelly, Peter Jennings, The Deplorables, The Weekend Australian

The Karamazov clue

Oct 27 2016 Posted by
Gary Scarrabelotti

Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky

For the real deal atheist ‘disproving’ God’s existence is a tactic not the strategic objective.

By Gary Scarrabelotti

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Posted in Atheism, Culture, Marriage, Philosophy, Religion
Tagged Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky, Gender re-assignment, Same-sex marriage, The Brothers Karamazov

Twilight of the democracies

Sep 19 2016 Posted by
Gary Scarrabelotti

Angela Merkel: Wagnerian gloom

When democracies fail to deliver, all bets are off.

By Gary Scarrabelotti

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Posted in Britain, France, Germany, Politics, USA
Tagged Brexit; Alternative for Germany (AfD); Angela Merkel;, Hillary Clinton; Donald Trump; The Deplorables

Our Brexit moment cometh

Jun 27 2016 Posted by
Gary Scarrabelotti

If the constitution of our polity cannot be settled by our parliament, so much less the constitution of the family.

By Gary Scarrabelotti

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Posted in Culture, Marriage
Tagged Bill Shorten, Brexit, Constitution, High Court, Malcolm Turnbull, Same-sex marriage