Promoting childcare is unproductive insanity
If there is anything that meets the definition of stupidity with absolute perfection, it is having the Productivity Commission write a report to promote childcare. Childcare, by its very nature, is inefficient. And a reliance on childcare actually subverts parental care, which is the most productive thing that anyone can do to raise good citizens and build a sustainable society. However, as logic is not the strongest point of most...
The lost ambition of material girls in the material world
There was a prominent story in The Australian yesterday that would have grabbed a fair bit of attention. Its headline screamed, “Businessmen say women lack ambition”. Then, a little further down, was this actual quote: “Women’s “lack of ambition’’ was blamed by 19 per cent of men and 13 per cent of women, in the poll of 1000 professionals by workplace consultant Positive Leaders.” So what this means is that the vast majority of men...
Family Values Fighting Fund Launched
As you may be aware, I have launched a Family Values Fighting Fund. The purpose of this fund will be to protect against assaults on the family and decency in our society. It will be used to fight legal battles and, more importantly, media battles against the enemies of the family, who every day are working to see it destroyed. The first battle is to assist Tess Corbett, a Victorian political candidate at the recent federal election....
