Category: Gardner Molloy

Donald Trump is untrammelled by reason, responsibility, reality or even grammar

An opinion by Gardner Molloy, the canny mason

The other day I heard Trump give one of his fabulously incoherent and contradictory press statements. Utterly untrammelled by reason, responsibility, reality or even grammar. Bearing no relationship to either conscience or consequence. A child, in a fireworks factory, determined to prove their competence at striking matches.  (more…)

Why Can’t Iran Have a Nuclear Bomb?

An opinion by By Gardner Molloy, the canny mason

We live in a weaponised world where peace is supposedly assured by the crazy notion of Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD). You can either buy into that concept or not.

To me it seems like primitive lunacy and a complete waste of resources. Most people insist I am being naive and seem to accept this perilous ’status quo’ as a necessary strategy. (more…)