By: Akos Balogh
When Russia invaded Ukraine, it was meant to fall in 48 hours, crushed under the treads of Russian tanks. But the nation is still standing as I write: Ukrainians are fighting back in ways few predicted. And Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is showing the world the meaning of courage.
By: Akos Balogh
It’s just after midnight.
I rub my sleepy eyes. I need something to help keep me awake, I think to myself. I’m on watch with a fellow soldier, looking out for enemy while our platoon sleeps. So, I grab some biscuits out of my army ration pack. It’s nothing special, but after days of patrolling in the tropics of far north Queensland on this army exercise, it helps keep me focused. Read more
By: Akos Balogh
Peter Boghossian was a professor of philosophy at Portland State University, where he taught for ten years. Read more
By: Akos Balogh
Our world is fracturing.
It’s fracturing across many issues: from politics to race; from climate change to gender. And as it fractures, it becomes more and more tribal. People self-sort into groups that think the same way and often act the same way. And social media turbocharges this polarisation. Read more
By: Akos Balogh
Religious freedom is under increasing pressure in Australia and much of the West. Read more
By: Akos Balogh
For most of my life, I’ve been blessed with good physical and mental health. Read more
By: Akos Balogh
Dear Ava*,
Part of me wishes I didn’t have to write this letter.
You see, I wish we lived in a world where all men treated all women with dignity and respect, at all times. Read more
By: Akos Balogh
I was born behind the Iron Curtain.
But like millions of others, my parents decided to flee our communist homeland to escape oppression. Read more
By: Akos Balogh
Dear Ben and Archie*,
You may have noticed the many stories in the news about how lots of women have been hurt by men. Women like Grace Tame, Brittany Higgins, and many others. It’s been sad to watch their pain. Read more
By: Akos Balogh
Teenagers are massive users of digital technology.
The current generation of teenagers – known as ‘iGen’ – have grown up in the age of the iPhone and social media. Most of them can’t remember a time without a smartphone in their home, which they (probably) had access to during their ‘screen-time’. Digital tech is as much a part of their lives as pimples and puberty. It’s part of growing up in today’s world. Read more