Author Archives: Mark Christensen

Gay Marriage More Politics than Improved Social Relations

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Mark Christensen

My latest piece on the propaganda surrounding gay marriage.

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Metaphysics of being Australian

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Mark Christensen

Our political elite are still not getting what it means to Be Australian.  Read here.

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Secular narcissism

Posted on December 29, 2012 by Mark Christensen

Religion has many faults, but at least it asks the right questions, albeit ones without answers.  See my article published on ABC. Go to “Book” page for longer discussion on the issue.

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Cost of Network Regulation

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Mark Christensen

My latest article on the cost of regulation in the electricity sector.

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Charles Murray: I don’t do solutions very well

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Mark Christensen

My latest piece on Charles Murray and the entitlement state.

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A disappointing Obama

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Mark Christensen

My latest article on the failings of democracy and Barack Obama. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=14296  

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AFL facists

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Mark Christensen

An article on the AFL and the growing trend to interfere where it is not needed.

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Aurora shootings

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Mark Christensen

Tim Dunlop has written a “standard“, we-need-gun-control response to the horrible shootings in America. He was insightful enough to raise the age-old conflict between the personal and the collective. It’s important to put aside guns for a moment and focus … Continue reading →

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Catholicism cannot be “All-embracing”

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Mark Christensen

As much as it perplexes Maureen Dowd and other moderates, Catholicism, like all forms of monotheism, cannot achieve it’s catholic aim [read on].

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Political Pundits and American Political Culture

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Mark Christensen

Thomas Friedman and Francis Fukuyama are wrong to assume Americans have forgotten their founding political culture … [read on]

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