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Category Archives: Culture Wars
The Wonders
Post by Shy Ted Was the name we’d give to, usually, new nursing graduates who had applied for and been appointed to their first positions in remote Aboriginal communities. Really we called them the “one dayers” because that’s how long … Continue reading
Posted in Culture Wars, Health
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ATSIC and Me
Post by Shy Ted I had visited a number of remote Aboriginal communities for 1-3 days at a time so I was getting a feel for things but this was my first live-in community, a 2 year contract and it … Continue reading
Posted in Culture Wars, Health, Politics
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Mathieu van der Poel did nothing wrong
From foxsports: Dutch cycling star Mathieu van der Poel was in prime form and a favourite to win the elite men’s road race at the cycling world championships in Australia. But one small detail changed everything for the 27-year-old. Instead … Continue reading
Posted in Culture Wars
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Simplistic Solutions From Simple-Minded Elites
Guest Post by Donald J. Boudreaux The attitudes and opinions of today’s so-called “elite” – those public-opinion formers who Deirdre McCloskey calls “the clerisy” – are childish. Most journalists and writers working for most premier media and entertainment companies, along … Continue reading
Posted in Culture Wars, The Left Side
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I am not … in the business of satisfying customers
Not sure how familiar you Cats are with the comic book world. I don’t partake myself but have enjoyed the political theatre of it over the last year or so, culminating in the latest offering from DC comics: I am … Continue reading
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