Bob McCarty Writes

Researchers in Melbourne, Australia, reported Monday that blogging helps you feel less isolated and more satisfied with your friendships. Concern about the positive and negative effects of blogging prompted Swinburne University of Technology graduate student James Baker to explore the psychological variables of people who blog. Along with Professor Susan Moore, he has written two [...]

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The internet, which has succeeded in democratizing so many other parts of life, has now set its sights on one of society’s most stalwart professions: democratic lawmakers. A recently launched Australian political party called Senator On-Line promises to let its members vote on every bill that comes before the nation’s parliament. The party’s representative then [...]

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Plenty of news outlets are reporting on the failure of the U.S. Senate’s so-called immigration reform plan (i.e., SHAMNESTY), so I decided to check out what foreign news media outlets are writing about the issue. Please know, however, that I’ve opted not to report any news coverage from south of the border. I think most [...]

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Today, I came across Greenie Watch, a blog written by John Ray, PhD., from Brisbane, Australia. Ray offers this “disclaimer” in its masthead: “This site is in favour of things that ARE good for the environment. Most Greenie causes are, however, at best red-herrings and are more motivated by a hatred of people than anything [...]

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Australian television executives say, “Truthfully, we’re confused,” when it comes to explaining extremely low viewership numbers for a recent two-and-one-half hour program on the TEN NETWORK promoted as offering “practical advice on how they might save the planet. According to a Sydney Morning Herald article yesterday, “Viewing numbers peaked at 618,000, compared with more than [...]

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