America’s units of measurement, rankedObviously, the metric units comprise a more sensible system of measurement. I’m not here to argue about why the United States maintains…Feb 16, 2019Feb 16, 2019
Citysongs: The warmth of your hand and a cold gray skyThis is an essay from Jonathan Bradley’s Citysongs blog. More on songs, cities, and songs about cities can be found there.Feb 26, 2018Feb 26, 2018
Infatuation, freedom, fast cars: automobility and Taylor Swift“Just a boy in a Chevy truck that had a tendency of getting stuck on back roads at night.” (“Tim McGraw,” 2006)Dec 5, 2017Dec 5, 2017
The Hate U Give (a playlist)The Hate U Give is a really excellent book! Since it contains a lot of music, I made a Spotify playlist to accompany it. You can listen to…May 21, 20172May 21, 20172
At a loss: How can a party possibly get more women into Parliament?The Liberal Party of Australia says it would like half of its federal members of parliament to be women by 2025. This is great, because an…Sep 6, 2016Sep 6, 2016
You Brexit, you bought itAustralian conservatism has always contained a substantial contingent intent on re-creating Britain’s power structures here, with our…Jun 24, 2016Jun 24, 2016
“Tim McGraw” at ten: A decade of Taylor SwiftIt’s November 2006, and the country singer Tim McGraw is in the studio speaking to a sixteen-year-old fan whom Lon Helton, the host of…Jun 19, 2016Jun 19, 2016
Bad timingIn politics, like comedy, timing is everything. As the results trickled in from the eleven states voting for a Republican presidential…Mar 3, 2016Mar 3, 2016
Published inI. M. H. O.Tony Abbott’s victory as moral hazardBad governments and worse oppositions.Sep 20, 2013Sep 20, 2013
