Carrick Ryan
Why I don't want a religious Prime Minister
American physicist Steven Weinberg wrote “In the ordinary moral universe... The good will do the best they can. The worst will do the...
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Carrick Ryan
- Aug 24, 2018
- 4 min
Is the internet making us inhuman?
I once had a University Professor who explained to me why so many people, that were otherwise placid, tend to get road rage at the most...
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Carrick Ryan
- Aug 12, 2018
- 3 min
Is conspiracy the new religion?
Belief without evidence, empowerment through possession of revealed truths, and the surrendering of the ability to critically assess...
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Carrick Ryan
- Jul 20, 2018
- 6 min
What Putin Wants...
As political pundits around the World regain their feet after the events in Helsinki, it is increasingly plausible that the curious,...
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Carrick Ryan
- Jul 4, 2018
- 3 min
"Men are raping"... what Men can learn from Muslims.
“Men are raping” these three words started a discussion that lasted over an hour. A friend was enraged by it, to him it implied the...
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Carrick Ryan
- Jun 20, 2018
- 2 min
God is dead, karma is a myth... so why do good?
The cruelest part of being a student of history is irreversibly learning that cruelty reigns unchallenged by karma, justice is an...
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Carrick Ryan
- May 26, 2018
- 3 min
The Slippery Slope of Sanctimonious Symbolism
In the Soviet Union, at the height of the enforced collectivisation program that drove a country to near starvation, there was a direct...
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Carrick Ryan
- May 12, 2018
- 5 min
In defence of Iran...
Ok, let’s get the obvious out of the way. Iran is an oppressive theocratic regime. Women risk prison for not wearing a hijab and there...
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Carrick Ryan
- May 1, 2018
- 5 min
Why the World cares about Trump
Every morning the first thing I do as I lay in bed is check Twitter, what has he tweeted. My YouTube suggested videos are all political...
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Carrick Ryan
- Apr 15, 2018
- 3 min
The 'defence against tyranny' myth.
The population needs guns as a defence against a tyrannical government. This is why the Second Amendment was implemented. This is why it...
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Carrick Ryan
- Apr 9, 2018
- 3 min
The freedom of speech includes my right to speak back...
“I don’t agree with what you say but I will defend to the death your right to say it”, the immutable words attributed (albeit...
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Carrick Ryan
- Apr 2, 2018
- 4 min
Is FOMO killing us?
I exist within a demographic that would suggest the greatest threat to my life today is the crippling burden of my own unbearable...
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Carrick Ryan
- Mar 30, 2018
- 3 min
Are you not entertained?
We’ve seen it all before, countless times. The room is filled with cameras, crammed in from every corner hoping for that perfect shot. As...
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Carrick Ryan
- Mar 23, 2018
- 5 min
If you think 9/11 was a false flag attack... you're an idiot.
No you’re not woke, you’re not more open minded, you haven’t somehow escaped the brainwashing chemtrails that have somehow afflicted...
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Carrick Ryan
- Mar 9, 2018
- 4 min
The Crime God Forgot...
As an act it is the most basic and incontrovertible standard of evil. It is so universally abhorrent that there is not a legal system in...
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Carrick Ryan
- Mar 2, 2018
- 2 min
Why Straight people should celebrate Gay Pride
It's that time of year again when non-homophobic straight people across Australia post their well wishes to their LGBT friends as we...
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Carrick Ryan
- Feb 25, 2018
- 6 min
Trump and Conspiracy: The indivisible relationship.
From the moment Trump first entered the political fray I tried my best to engage with those that identified themselves as his supporters....
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Carrick Ryan
- Feb 18, 2018
- 6 min
Yes, in Australia criminals still have guns... but...
To begin with I just want to make this totally clear. I do not want to be some self righteous Aussie lecturing Americans how to run their...
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Carrick Ryan
- Feb 13, 2018
- 2 min
When should we talk about our politician's sex lives?
There is a long-standing precedent in Common Law that stipulates the prosecution cannot raise the character of the defendant unless the...
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Carrick Ryan
- Feb 7, 2018
- 4 min
Do we want Generals in Parliament?
As the Liberal Party proudly boast of the inclusion amongst their ranks of distinguished Retired Army General Jim Molan, an unelected...
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