The Fall of Saigon in April 1975 was a final result of the withdrawal of American military support for the South Vietnamese Government, caused by the forced resignation of President Nixon in the US and the consequent failure by a war-weary US Congress to appropriate funds for the defence of South Vietnam. While its consequences…
Rescuing democracy from the courts THE SUPREMACISTS: The Tyranny of Judges and How To Stop ItBy Phyllis Schlafly.Dallas, Texas: Spence Publishing. Hardback: $46.95 One can hardly think of a better author to take on the judicial activists. Phyllis Schlafly has been a dogged defender of freedom, and the matriarch of pro-family activism for four decades…
Lessons from history THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR: Athens, Sparta and the Struggle for GreeceBy Nigel BagnallLondon: Pimlico. Paperback RRP: $40.00 To the modern ear, the Peloponnesian War is little more than the name of an ancient conflict. However, past generations of students used to study closely Thucydides’ account of this fascinating conflict between the two major…
The Reserve Bank has recently been trying to dampen spending. If it decides that the Federal Treasurer’s latest tax cuts risk over-stimulating spending and re-igniting inflation, it may decide to jack up interest rates. A cynic might suggest Treasurer Peter Costello has just spent $22 billion of taxpayers’ money in an attempt to win popularity…