In September 2023 Chris and I had the privilege of visiting the Holy Land Trust in Bethlehem, an organisation providing valuable support...

'We the people', the words that open the preamble to the US Constitution "were not conceived as a catch call for mass democracy. This...

Bill Kerr, the son of a market gardener, spent his early years tilling the soil and tending the crops. Then came the war. A rifle...

The interpretation of the Second Amendment relating to gun control is far removed from the intended meaning of America's Founding...

The old saying is true - "Victors get to write the history." This is not only true of the outcome of war but also political victory....

Like many, I am striving to understand as a non-American, how Trump managed to regain the Presidency and why a significant number of...

The Jewish Independent's webinar provided an update on the fragility of Israeli's democracy Here are a few key items I noted.   ·      A...

Robbie Arnott has captured the raw, untamed beauty and brutality of the natural world in his latest book, 'Limberlost'. Descriptions of...

Many years ago, I sat in a group of community leaders in a suburb of Sydney preparing to discuss youth crime. A fine looking black...

The current picture of Christianity in the ancient city of Jerusalem presented by staff of the Rossing Centre through their webinar...