Politics
Ten Years After - A Tower Records Story
A short while ago I was reminded that this winter marked the tenth anniversary of the start of Tower Record's liquidation. This period culminated…
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Politics
11,000th Visitor Anniversary Rant (or Why I've Pulled Back from Politics on Social Media)
Hello Gauntletarians, and welcome to the 11,000th (well, the 11,025th) Visitor Anniversary post / rant here on the Gauntlet of Balthazar. I'm ver…
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Politics
Half an hour
Then we will know ... ...And now we know. Australia has re-elected Labor in a minority government, supported by the Greens and 3 independents. I, for…
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Politics
Senate Elections 2010 - Bump Out
As I write this, the federal election is still up in the air and likely to stay that way for a while, with neither of the major parties being able to…
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Politics
11,000th Visitor Anniversary Rant (or Why I've Pulled Back from Politics on Social Media)
Hello Gauntletarians, and welcome to the 11,000th (well, the 11,025th) Visitor Anniversary post / rant here on the Gauntlet of Balthazar. I'm ver…
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Politics
The Contrarian Strategist: A Conservative's Guide to Effective Arguing with Leftists
Perhaps you've noticed of late that as a Conservative, or even a Classical Liberal or a Moderate, that you have come under frequent scathing verb…
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Politics
Caliphate, Nation State, and the Kurdish Referendum
On September 25th, 2017, the Kurdish community of northern Iraq voted in a regional referendum that was in many respects quite similar to the one tha…
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