If the current conflict involving Iran drags on, the economic consequences could be far more serious than most people realise. Wars in the Middle East have always had global effects, but Iran occupies a particularly sensitive position in the world economy. It sits beside one of the most important energy chokepoints on the planet: the Strait of Horm...
One of the most persistent claims in Australia's economic debate is that high immigration automatically improves productivity and living standards. According to this narrative, bringing more workers into the country supposedly makes the economy more dynamic, innovative, and prosperous. Yet the empirical record suggests the relationship is far more ...
Australia's housing crisis has produced a curious intellectual spectacle. On one side of the debate, economists and policy groups insist that the problem is purely a shortage of dwellings. On the other side, critics point to record migration levels and argue that rapidly rising population inevitably drives housing demand. Increasingly, the public i...
Recent disclosures from internal U.S. government documents have revived an uncomfortable question about modern virology: why are scientists deliberately attempting to make animal viruses more capable of infecting humans? Documents released through freedom-of-information requests suggest that researchers supported by U.S. government funding proposed...
The U.S. must address the "massive epidemic of vaccine injury," according to scientists, doctors, lawyers and medical freedom activists who convened today in Washington, D.C., at a round table hosted by the MAHA Institute. "I want people to understand that vaccine injuries are common and they're all around, and vaccine injuries dwarf the benefits o...
Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism is often marketed as the ultimate intellectual defense of individualism, rational self-interest, and laissez-faire capitalism. For admirers of Ayn Rand, it represents not merely a set of ideas but a complete philosophical system grounded in reason, reality, and logic. In this telling, Objectivism offers a cohere...
The progressive Left operates on the assumption that generational indoctrination is cumulative - That is to say, they think through time and indoctrination they will eventually lay claim to the minds of 100% of the population. Each new generation is supposed to be more "woke" than the last. However, this is not how society or individual psychology ...
While Western political discourse has largely coalesced around the axiom that "diversity is our strength," a recent analysis of Chinese state philosophy and internal policy, highlighted in reports by the BBC, suggests a fundamentally different conclusion. For the leadership in Beijing, the strength of a nation is found not in its variety, but in it...
The traditional view of globalisation suggests that as the world modernises, we are all drifting toward a singular, homogenised global culture. However, a recent study highlighted by Phys.org suggests the exact opposite: modernisation is actually widening the gap between cultures, particularly regarding fundamental values. The Divergence of Values ...
Ah, the radical Left — a swirling vortex of virtue-signalling, cancel culture, and endless X/Twitter rants. But have you noticed something peculiar? Amid the sea of blue-haired activists, pronoun enforcers, and intersectional warriors, there's an overwhelming presence of women driving the crazy train. Not just participating, mind you, but leading t...
As of March 11, 2026 — just eleven days into the hottest phase of the U.S.-Israel-Iran war — a senior advisor to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has dropped what might be the most chillingly casual threat of the young conflict. Brigadier General Ebrahim Jabbari (also referred to as Sardar Ebrahim Jabbari), an IRGC insider, stated plainly: ...
The Substack essaytitled "The Narrative Bombs" by El Gato Malo (published on boriquagato.substack.com, dated March 10, 2026), is a sharp critique of media handling (or deliberate misdirection) around a specific violent incident in New York City, framing it as a clear act of Islamic terrorism that mainstream outlets have obscured or reframed to fit ...
A recent geoengineering experiment in the Gulf of Maine has stirred controversy after scientists deliberately pumped 65,000 litres of sodium hydroxide into the ocean in an attempt to help combat climate change. The project forms part of a research effort known as ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE) — a method designed to increase the ocean's ability...
In a world increasingly desensitised by digital distance and political tribalism, we have reached a chilling milestone: the moment when the death of young sailors becomes a punchline. The recent rhetoric surrounding the sinking of naval vessels in the Persian Gulf has revealed a rot that goes deeper than policy — it is a rot of the spirit. As highl...
On March 10, 2026, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed that the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is heading back to the Middle East. While the government is careful to frame this as a "defensive mission," the deployment of an E-7A Wedgetail surveillance aircraft and 85 personnel into the volatile airspace of the Gulf represents a signi...
A provocative post on Eric Rose's blog (link below) recently explored the radical idea that every single cell in your body might possess its own spark of consciousness. While it's a romantic notion that aligns with the "panpsychist" school of thought — the idea that mind is a fundamental feature of the universe — a critical look suggests this theor...
In Northern Australia, flooding is more than just a logistical nightmare or a threat to property — it is a dinner bell for one of the planet's most efficient apex predators. Following the worst flooding in the town of Katherine since 1998, authorities have issued a stark and terrifying warning: "There are crocs absolutely everywhere." As the ...
It is an old adage that "the road to hell is paved with good intentions," and nowhere does this seem more applicable today than in the debate surrounding Labour's proposed 2026 Equality Bill. While the stated goal — eliminating the pay gap for ethnic minorities and people with disabilities — is morally unimpeachable, a "bombshell" report by t...
One of the more curious developments in the modern West is that the United States, the country that invented the internet, now finds itself defending free speech online against its own allies. The culprit is Britain's Online Safety Act 2023, a sweeping piece of legislation that gives regulators the power to force internet platforms to remove or fil...
The avidity, truculence, stupidity, vulgarity, ignorance, and sheer villainy of our ruling class in the West — including that of Great Britain, Australia and Western Europe, sometimes leaves me feeling depressed: https://www.thefocalpoints.com/p/i-never-knowingly-or-willingly-acted. One turns on the news and is greeted by a parade of ministers who ...
