In the spirit of the season…

I’m an atheist.  But what I get to see at this time of year is something really special; people all around me struggling to do something for other people, usually not in the expectation of any great return, and often in aid of simply getting together with...

FAA: Santa grounded over multiple fears

Dec 24, 2010, 11.14am The annual charity circumnavigation flight by St Nicholas may not go ahead tonight, according to a release by the US Federal Aviation Administration. The flight, traditionally undertaken in a craft rated for ENOPS (Extended Nine Engine...

WikiLeaks is worth destroying

I am in favour of freedom of speech, of information freedom and open, transparent government.  The ongoing development of WikiLeaks as now essentially a vehicle to keep Julian Assange out of court to face allegations of rape and other sex crimes threatens all of these...