by Peter Westmore The long-awaited release of the personal correspondence between Australia’s Governor-General, Sir John Kerr, and Queen Elizabeth during the political crisis of 1975 that culminated in the dismissal of the Whitlam government, utterly rebuts the conspiracy theories that have swirled around the dismissal for over 40 years. Among those theories was the view…
TENNESSEE HEARTBEAT BILL The Tennessee House and Senate on June 19 passed a sweeping pro-life bill which bans abortion from the moment a heartbeat can be detected via ultrasound. The bill (HB 2263) bans abortion if the unborn child’s heartbeat is detected as early as six weeks into pregnancy. If ultimately upheld by the courts,…
Cardinal Pell was released on 7 April, during Holy Week, after 405 days of wrongful imprisonment. However, he is still not out of the woods. The 79-year-old Prefect Emeritus of the Vatican Secretariat for the Economy must contend with hefty legal bills. To assist him with meeting these steep expenses, San Francisco-based publisher Ignatius Press…
by Symeon J. Thompson There’s an old military adage repeated in different forms – “amateurs talk about tactics, while professionals study logistics”. This gets to the real heart of the matter when it comes to war. If you cannot ensure your people are supplied, then there’s only so long they can last, no matter how…
