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Category: American-Australian Relational History
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Part 3:The Failure of an Educational Institution and How to Spiral Forward
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qtuiUHTbOdLdJWoNcaFGNEmuSPzGYjR2/view?usp=drive_link Featured Image: Ross with Book
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Part 2:The Failure of an Educational Institution and How to Spiral Forward
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1I1Ij3lOKA38c45y4imcSnDw_KOoAqCeH/view?usp=drive_link Featured Image: Ross Johnston. A Documentary History of Queensland
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Part 1:The Failure of an Educational Institution and How to Spiral Forward
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IFif4d6r795_s3G2QQKAo2QSjUYVLyn9/view?usp=drive_link Featured Image: A Few of The History Ten and Partners, Christmas 2005
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The Washington Post Impact Report and American Studies
The “Exposing Hidden Surveillance and Government Secret” audio commentary: Abstract This essay examines The Washington Post Impact Report (Vol. I, September 2026) through the interdisciplinary lens of American Studies and political sociology[1]. By synthesizing investigative journalism with historiographical inquiry, the report serves both as an empirical archive of contemporary American governance and a primary text…
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The Cynicism of the Market: Foundherentism, Contributory Economy, and the Subversion of Luchel’s Rent-Seeking Epistemology
Abstract This critical reply essay deconstructs Bevin Luchel’s The Subsidised Imagination: A Critique of Rent-Seeking Epistemology in Buch’s The Crucible of Consciousness (2026). It demonstrates that Luchel’s deployment of public choice theory and subjective value theory constitutes a profound category error and a form of “vulgar pragmatism.” By reducing the value of intellectual labour to…
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Spin on History
For example, in Queensland, modern history enrolments have only declined by 1% since 2009. There has also been modest growth of 9.6% in New South Wales. The quote is from “Is history a school subject in crisis? New research shows it isn’t, at least not yet”, Rebecca Cairns and Kerri Anne Garrard, The Conversation, August…
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Defending the Prophetic Voice Against the Academic Blockade
Dr Neville Buch and many others who suffer in the Academic Blockade[1] [1] Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) has been fairly used in the production of this work. The tool used is Google NotebookLM (recently rebranded as Gemini Notebook). It is an AI-powered virtual research assistant and thinking partner designed to help a person interact deeply with…
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Choi, Matthew (2026). Senate hopeful Talarico touts his faith. Texas Republicans call it blasphemy. The Washington Post, 16 August
PLANO, Texas — Talking about Jesus is pretty routine for Texans running for office. But usually not Democrats. State Rep. James Talarico is changing the script, leaning into his background in a progressive Presbyterian seminary. It’s a playbook that has helped propel his political career. Before he was the Democrats’ hope to flip a Republican…
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Australian-American Cultural Relations: The Humanistic Ascent and Fairness- Reclaiming Agency from the Mechanized Mind
Abstract This combined essay explores the dual crises of the “mechanized mind” as it manifests in 21st-century religious systems and digital technologies. By examining the phenomenon of Evangelical a-Historicism and the rise of the American Revivalist Tradition (ART), the analysis identifies how a-historical literalism often functions as a ”theological mask” for partisan political agendas, inducing…
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Landscape, Sovereignty and Migration, Continental Confusion: Media Misreporting and the History of Ceuta
Thinking: AbstractThis essay examines the systemic media misreporting of the 2021 and 2026 Ceuta incidents, arguing that international coverage fundamentally failed to acknowledge the geographical and historical complexities of the region. By mischaracterizing the North African enclave as part of the European mainland, media outlets ignored the unique status of Spain’s autonomous cities and the…