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Category: American-Australian Relational History
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It is a Disgrace: Australian Parliament Rejection of the PM’s War and Peace Statement, But that is the Political Undoing the Cognition.
It was disgraceful and uneducated behaviour, in the Australian Parliament Rejection of the PM’s War and Peace Statement, but that is the Political undoing the Cognition. No statement is perfect. The Prime Minister’s War and Peace Statement could be criticised for minor issues, such as it does appear to be a “tick-box”…
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Dr Bandy Lee. Subtle Influence of Trumpism on Scholarly Organisations
Something illuminating to add. On The Weekend Show podcast, between 13:12:00 and 22:35:00 Dr Bandy Lee spoke on the subtle effect of Trumpism on scholarly organisations. I have attempted to create a clip but I do not have the technical skills and resources (I am not employed inside the university). But go and listen…
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A Letter to Simon: Towards a Conversation Between an Australian Monarchist and an Australian Republican
Dear Simon, Thank you for inviting me to your King’s Birthday BBQ! As Donald Horne’s key message of The Lucky Country, “Australia is a lucky country run mainly by second-rate people who share its luck.” We, as an Australian Monarchist and an Australian Republican, would not put ourselves in that boat of the…
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The Power Elite and American Wealth on Tuesday 5 November 2024
“Who, after all, runs America? No one runs it altogether, but in so far as any group does, the power elite.” C. Wright Mills (1959). The Sociological Imagination, Oxford University Press. p. 31. Mills’ The Power Elite thesis (1956) has sustain the length of time to the present. I have said it…
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The Turning of the Tide in American Politics: George Conway Explains
Sarah Longwell and George Conway debrief the presidential debate, applaud Alberto Gonzales’s Harris endorsement, and talk trial timelines in DC and New York. The splinter of the most confused will stick with Trump, but among the one-fourth estimated national population who generally supported the Republican nominee, I cannot see how large…
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2024 USA Culture-History Warfare
Jennifer Ford, the historical society’s executive director, said Butler has seen flashes of political tension before, especially considering the community’s proximity to heavily unionized Pittsburgh. But Ford said she can’t recall another time that was “as outright frightening.” See… https://wapo.st/3zed8fz Featured Image: The Climb-Swim of Life
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Think, as a City, how Brisbane appears from the other side of the world
Think, as a City, how Brisbane appears from the other side of the world. Featured Image (1): Screenshot 2024-09-03 City Watch. https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/29477-time-to-take-the-narrative-back-and-stop-our-city-from-becoming-the-laughingstock-of-america Image 2: Screenshot 2024-09-03 City Watch and Future City
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The Best of Politics, Globally, Not Just from The United States: Common Sense Progressivism
The following are sociological and historical analysis from Dr Buch, a progressive scholar. For critical attention to these progressive statements during the DNC, go to the PBS Fact-Checking websites. The Best of Politics, Globally, Not Just from The United States: Common Sense Progressivism (The Best of Politics PDF) The…
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What is academic and what is scholarly in today’s politics?
I am a controversial professional scholar who does not “bets on Substack,” but has been an extensive user of social media, for several decades, for my post-university scholarship work. I do not have “right-wing links to sustain scholarship after exiting formal” professional staff-academic role. I have left-wing links, including what is the genuine liberal tradition…
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American-Australian Relations in Global Context since the 1990s (since early 18th century)
There are confused thinking on politics today in the United States and Australia. Recently, a critic wrote as an attack on my Australian sharing, of an American interview, of a noted American historian on Trumpism. This social media person wrote: Good to see that my Australian colleagues live in…