Quadrant Online - Muehlenberg

Turning Parents into Criminals

by Bill Muehlenberg

January 6, 2009

A great way to turn most parents into criminals overnight would be to ban all corporal punishment in the home. Make smacking illegal, and most of the adult population would find themselves to be lawbreakers. That is the likely outcome of yet another call to ban all hitting of children.

Ten Wrongs with a Bill of Rights

by Bill Muehlenberg

December 22, 2008

The Rudd Government has established a panel to conduct an Inquiry into whether Australia should have a Bill of Rights. The panel will be chaired by Fr. Frank Brennan. The recently passed Victorian Bill of Rights seems to serve as a model of the proposed Federal version. The question is, do we need such a Charter or Bill of Rights (BoR)? I believe the answer is no. Here are ten reasons why.

I’m Sorry (For What Somebody Else Did)

by Bill Muehlenberg

December 15, 2008

There are two related tendencies in the West which are as puzzling as they are troubling. One is the habit of claiming victim status. Ben Wattenberg once called this “The Victim Dictum”. It goes like this: “Every Problem Can Be Assigned To a Hostile Outside Agent”.

Destroying the Foundations of the West

by Bill Muehlenberg

December 14, 2008

The Judeo-Christian worldview was essential for the rise of the West. Without it the world would be a radically different place today.

Hollywood, 'Australia', and Historical Revisionism

by Bill Muehlenberg

December 13, 2008

That filmmakers take a bit of artistic license with their products is nothing new. It happens quite often. Indeed, films purporting to deal with historical events can often be radically skewed because of the filmmaker’s political and ideological stance.

He is a Killer, But...

by Bill Muehlenberg

December 9, 2008

The US election is now history, but there is still plenty of discussion about the election of Barack Hussein Obama.

The War Against our Children

by Bill Muehlenberg

December 6, 2008

Why is this Government so captivated by the radical lobby groups, and so uninterested in the fundamental right of every Victorian child to have his or her own biological mother and father?

Students, Red Pens, and the State of a Nation

by Bill Muehlenberg

December 4, 2008

By now most of you would have heard of another example of madness in our public (taxpayer-funded) schools. An education kit in Queensland is encouraging teachers to throw out their red marking pens because using them might give little Johnny or Sarah a bad self-image.

Mumbai and Islamic Terrorism

by Bill Muehlenberg

December 2, 2008

Even though it is not politically correct to say so, there is a lot of terrorism taking place, and quite a bit of it is coming from Muslims.

Here Come Those Pesky Atheist Evangelists Again

by Bill Muehlenberg

November 22, 2008

That atheism is really a religion has long been noted.

The Menace of Eugenics

by Bill Muehlenberg

November 20, 2008

Most people know about Hitler’s plan to create a master race and to weed out the unfit and inferior races. His horrible plans resulted in the Second World War, the deaths of millions, and the Holocaust. His notions of racial and national superiority did not come out of thin air however, but were based upon ideas and practices going back at least to the nineteenth century.

Those Unethical Ethicists

by Bill Muehlenberg

November 18, 2008

Why is it that Australia seems to produce so many “ethicists” who would perhaps have been perfectly at home in a certain European nation about 70 years ago (beginning with ‘G’ and ending with ‘y’).

Media Bias

by Bill Muehlenberg

November 15, 2008

The reason this website exists – and many like it – is because of media bias. If the mainstream media (MSM) were doing its job properly, there may not be a need for sites such as this.

Watch Out For Those Tolerance Thugs

by Bill Muehlenberg

November 14, 2008

It always amazes me how those activist groups who most go on and on about tolerance and acceptance and peace and love are often the most unloving and intolerant folks around.

Thinking About Global Jihad

by Bill Muehlenberg

November 12, 2008

Everyone now knows about radical Muslim terrorists and their campaign of bloodshed and intimidation. In response, the West has declared war on terror.

The Threat of Judicial Activism

by Bill Muehlenberg

November 2, 2008

All over the Western world we are witnessing the rise of judicial activism.

The Death Culture in the West

by Bill Muehlenberg

October 24, 2008

In the West the culture of death continues to grow.

When Art Covers a Multitude of Sins

by Bill Muehlenberg

October 6, 2008

There has been a lot of media attention and commentary on the latest outrage concerning Australian photographer Bill Henson. It turns out he scoured schoolyards to find very young children to be photographed in the nude.

Thoughts on a Paid Maternity Leave Scheme

by Bill Muehlenberg

September 30, 2008

There are two main questions to ask about any paid maternity leave scheme: Who pays for it?, and, How long should it extend for?

PETA and Further Scenes from the Passing Madness

by Bill Muehlenberg

September 26, 2008

Of the making of public insanities there is no end, it seems. Each passing day brings more examples of idiocy from our intellectualoids, elites and activist groups.

Scientism as the New Fundamentalism

by Bill Muehlenberg

September 17, 2008

The term ‘fundamentalism’ is today taken as a term of derision.

The Passing of a Prophet: Vale Solzhenitsyn

by Bill Muehlenberg

September 9, 2008

A mighty prophet has just left us. One of the great figures of the past century has passed away.

Abortion and Hard Cases

by Bill Muehlenberg

September 8, 2008

One of the most common arguments for the legalisation of abortion is the issue of the so-called hard cases.

Big Brothel Finally Bites the Dust

by Bill Muehlenberg

September 7, 2008

When there is so much bad news around, it is great to get some good news once and a while. And it doesn’t get much better than to learn that Big Brother will no longer be disgracing our small screens.