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Discrimination, yet again

The controversy over religious freedom in Indiana shows the ground shifting under the cultural warriors with remarkable speed.

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Charles Richardson Ideas, Political issues, United States 7 Comments 7 April 201528 January 2022

Two Cold Warriors leave the scene

Gone in the same week, Malcolm Fraser and Lee Kuan Yew. Compare and contrast.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Personalities, Political issues, South-East Asia 3 Comments 23 March 201528 January 2022

Culture, capitalism and destruction

Is it reasonable to compare the destruction wrought by Islamic State with some of the faults of modern capitalism?

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Charles Richardson Europe, Ideas, Middle East, Political issues Leave a comment 18 March 201528 January 2022

Is a Chinese endgame coming?

A China expert offers reasons to expect Communist rule to run into trouble sooner rather than later. Australia, as usual, has its head in the sand.

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Charles Richardson East Asia, Political issues Leave a comment 12 March 2015

Election preview: Estonia

Estonia provides another example of co-operation between centre-left and free marketeers, but this time security issues seem to be uppermost in the voters' minds.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Party matters, Political issues 1 Comment 28 February 2015

Another ceasefire, but the war continues

Another ceasefire falters in Ukraine. It's clear what the Ukrainian government is trying to achieve, but Russia's war aims are less obvious.

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Charles Richardson Europe, Political issues, War and peace Leave a comment 20 February 2015

Greece’s new government with an uphill task

Greek voters have put their trust in the radical left, but the new government will have to convince Europe's power-brokers that it's worth cutting a deal.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Political issues 1 Comment 27 January 2015

Update on freedom of speech

Fairfax publishes a prime example of how not to engage in the debate about racial vilification.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Media, Political issues Leave a comment 23 January 201528 January 2022

OK, let’s talk about free speech

It's human rights commissioners at twenty paces, as Australia argues about the meaning of free speech and the local implications of the massacre in Paris.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Europe, Ideas, Political issues 7 Comments 15 January 201528 January 2022

Sanctions, east and west

American sanctions against Cuba have had more than fifty years to work, but haven't. Sanctions against Russia, however, are doing unexpectedly well.

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Charles Richardson Europe, Latin America, Political issues, United States, War and peace 3 Comments 20 December 2014

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