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Breaking with the Left

Breaking with the Left

In his April 2016 TLS review of the late British philosopher Christopher Hitchens’ posthumous collection of essays, And Yet…, Geofrey Wheatcroft posed a prescient question, one that has long troubled anyone who has ever admired the Hitch: ‘If he was so good, why was...
We need to talk about radicalisation

We need to talk about radicalisation

PM Tony Abbott blames the Muslim community for not doing enough to curb radicalisation, but until the West confronts its role in the process nothing will change, writes Tim Robertson. POLITICALSPEAK has brought an early demise to many a good word and valued phrase,...
Free market fundamentalism and the rise of ISIL

Free market fundamentalism and the rise of ISIL

The neoliberal agenda of the countries that led the invasion and occupation of Iraq in 2003 has directly contributed to the rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL), writes Tim Robertson. THE AMERICAN-LED WARS in Iraq and Afghanistan are testament to the...
When times are tough, the UN goes missing

When times are tough, the UN goes missing

As Australia follows the United States into another war in Iraq, independent journalist Tim Robertson asks, where is the United Nations while all this is going on? Having received a special request from the Americans, Tony Abbott was finally able to make the...