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Ideology is not a dirty word: don’t you believe what you’ve seen or you’ve heard….

Posted on August 16, 2026 by Dan Rowden

It seems to me that over the last, maybe, decade or so, the term Ideologyhas taken on negative connotations, both culturally and politically. That’s unfortunate as ideology is, to my mind at least, an inherently important concept. I mean, what … Continue reading →

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Trump is not the problem ….

Posted on August 15, 2026 by Dan Rowden

Donald Trump is clearly deranged. Deeply so. I’ve speculated at some length in previous articles as to the nature and causes of that derangement, but I’m of a mind to think that’s less important than the apparent lack of concern … Continue reading →

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One Nation and MAGA.

Posted on August 9, 2026 by Dan Rowden

For this article the question at hand is whether One Nation can re-create the political and moral abnormality of the MAGA cult here in Australia. I don’t think they can, not in any true sense, but to whatever degree they … Continue reading →

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I think we should talk about AI in the context of literature and where it’s leading/leaving us ….

Posted on July 30, 2026 by Dan Rowden

This is a short ChatGPT article I generated about Mitch McConnell’s absence from the US Parliament, written with an “Australian” tone. It’s purely illustrative of what this new (and potentially scary) technology is capable. Fuck-me-rone (i.e. do we have to … Continue reading →

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The Surge in One Nation Support

Posted on July 11, 2026 by Dan Rowden

This was intended to be an audio/video Vlog, but it seems I’m still in the process of having to re-learn how to edit video, so this will have to do for now …. This undeniable and poll-supported dynamic in Australian … Continue reading →

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Donald Trump: Confabulation and Malignant Narcissism

Posted on June 12, 2026 by Dan Rowden

The following was written by AI. I’m posting it in that form because, sadly for me, it’s better than anything I could have hoped to have written, but it expresses my personal view regarding Trump’s admix of Confabulation Disorder and … Continue reading →

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The Mordancy of Political Irony

Posted on August 28, 2016 by Dan Rowden

I love it when people say politicians ought behave better.  It usually involves either hypocrisy or a certain unconscious irony.  Not always, but usually.  Either way, when faced with such exposition I can’t help but be entertained, or maybe just … Continue reading →

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The Parlous State of Oz Political Journalism

Posted on August 8, 2016 by Dan Rowden

You’d think the Wizard would have it sorted by now that he can’t control the Elphaba narrative if he doesn’t exercise proper superintendence over the flying monkeys and make them work even harder at those keyboards …

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