Barclays' "Transition Realism" White Paper (February 2026) has thrown a bucket of cold water on the idea that renewables — wind, solar, and the broader clean-energy boom — are the straightforward, unstoppable "big answer" to our energy and supposed climate challenges. From a sceptical perspective, the report doesn't outright dismiss renewables; it ...
In the shadow of the ongoing blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and the escalating kinetic conflict in the Middle East, a profound and unsettling shift is occurring. It is no longer enough to analyse these events through the dry lenses of realism or "realpolitik." To truly understand the current trajectory, one must look at the spiritual and apocalyp...
That stark warning comes from Gen Sir Richard Shirreff, former deputy supreme allied commander of NATO in Europe. In early March 2026 interviews and commentary (including pieces in The Week, LBC, and The Independent), he described the current conflict — launched with joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on February 28 — as the most perilous geopolitica...
In the quiet moments of the current global upheaval, many are finding it difficult to reconcile the rapid descent into chaos with the world they once knew. From the paralysing blockades in the Middle East to the growing sense of "fear, confusion, and anger" in our own communities, the physical reality reflects a deeper, spiritual malaise. For...
The Rasmussen Reports poll (from September 7-9, 2025, sample of 1,158 Likely U.S. Voters, margin of error ±3%) finds that 56% believe it's likely side effects from COVID-19 vaccines caused a significant number of unexplained deaths — 32% saying "Very Likely," and the rest "Somewhat Likely." Only 35% say it's not likely (including 17% "Not At All Li...
The NBC News article (published March 11, 2026) reports a notable development in the ongoing U.S.-Iran conflict: an Iran-linked hacker group, Handala (tied to Iran's Intelligence Ministry), claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on Stryker, a major Michigan-based U.S. medical technology and equipment company. This is framed as the first sig...
TEHRAN — Rumors of the Ayatollah regime's nefarious plot to launch an assault on the west coast of the United States hit a snag on Wednesday, as Iran canceled plans to attack California after seeing Gavin Newsom had already destroyed it. The Iranian government had issued threats that it was prepared to take revenge on the U.S. by launching attacks ...
"This study should set off all the alarm bells. It is a societal time bomb. We must not only talk about migration, but also about integration and religion" A newly released study by the German Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA), nearly 50 percent of Muslims under the age of 40 in Germany hold "Islamist" views, with these Muslims expressing an att...
The idea of stocking up on gold (or silver/precious metals) as primary "protection" in a true SHTF (S**t Hits The Fan) scenario — especially a full societal collapse or TEOTWAWKI (The End Of The World As We Know It) — is incoherent for most practical preppers. Here's why, broken down clearly with the common survivalist consensus. Immediate Pr...
The controversy surrounding modern feminism often reveals less about women's rights themselves than about the ideological frameworks through which political activists interpret the world. A recent essay by Janice Fiamengo, titled "The Feminists Who Hate MAGA More than They Hate the Mullahs," raises precisely this issue. Her argument is not simply t...
The phrase "social cohesion" has become one of the most fashionable expressions in modern politics. Governments invoke it, think tanks study it, and commentators treat it as the magic ingredient that will somehow hold modern societies together. Yet the more one examines the concept, the more it begins to resemble a comforting slogan rather than a s...
"No system of government, no economic system, no currency, and no empire lasts forever, yet almost everyone is surprised and ruined when they fail." With that simple observation, hedge-fund founder Ray Dalio captures one of the most consistent lessons of history: civilisations believe they are permanent right up until the moment they collapse...
In Queensland the state government has passed legislation criminalising the public use of two particular political slogans: "from the river to the sea" and "globalise the intifada." Supporters of the law argue that these phrases have become associated with hostility toward Jewish people and with extremist political movements, and therefore ba...
The Strait of Hormuz is more than just a narrow stretch of water between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman; it is the jugular vein of the global energy market. When this "chokepoint" is constricted, the pulse of the world economy falters. The recent paralysis of traffic through this corridor by Iranian forces represents not just a regional skir...
If the current conflict involving Iran drags on, the economic consequences could be far more serious than most people realise. Wars in the Middle East have always had global effects, but Iran occupies a particularly sensitive position in the world economy. It sits beside one of the most important energy chokepoints on the planet: the Strait of Horm...
One of the most persistent claims in Australia's economic debate is that high immigration automatically improves productivity and living standards. According to this narrative, bringing more workers into the country supposedly makes the economy more dynamic, innovative, and prosperous. Yet the empirical record suggests the relationship is far more ...
Australia's housing crisis has produced a curious intellectual spectacle. On one side of the debate, economists and policy groups insist that the problem is purely a shortage of dwellings. On the other side, critics point to record migration levels and argue that rapidly rising population inevitably drives housing demand. Increasingly, the public i...
Recent disclosures from internal U.S. government documents have revived an uncomfortable question about modern virology: why are scientists deliberately attempting to make animal viruses more capable of infecting humans? Documents released through freedom-of-information requests suggest that researchers supported by U.S. government funding proposed...
The U.S. must address the "massive epidemic of vaccine injury," according to scientists, doctors, lawyers and medical freedom activists who convened today in Washington, D.C., at a round table hosted by the MAHA Institute. "I want people to understand that vaccine injuries are common and they're all around, and vaccine injuries dwarf the benefits o...
Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism is often marketed as the ultimate intellectual defense of individualism, rational self-interest, and laissez-faire capitalism. For admirers of Ayn Rand, it represents not merely a set of ideas but a complete philosophical system grounded in reason, reality, and logic. In this telling, Objectivism offers a cohere...
