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Binoy Kampmark

Binoy Kampmark was a Commonwealth Scholar at Selwyn College, University of Cambridge and history lecturer at the University of Queensland

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Watching the Republicans: The Arizona Primary Debate Feb 23rd 2012
Traveler in Transit:  Bangkok and the Miracle Hotel Feb 16th 2012
The Postmodern Theatre: Russia, the Elections and Putin Dec 15th 2011
Johnny Depp, Jesus and Blasphemy Dec 6th 2011
The Dangerous Intervention? Libya and the Coalition Attacks Mar 22nd 2011
Going Radioactive: The Japanese Nuclear Dilemma Mar 16th 2011
The Libyan Connection: Drama at the London School of Economics Mar 7th 2011
The Impossible Project: Sidney Nolan and Australian Drought Mar 7th 2011
Infernal Queues and Border Patrol: Queuing at Melbourne Airport Feb 17th 2011
Reagan at 100: Embalmed and Ready for Action Feb 7th 2011
Thinking outside the Cow: Taco Bell and Absent Beef Feb 1st 2011
Battling over Twain: Political Correctness and the ‘N’ Word Jan 10th 2011
To Leave or Not to Leave? That is the Gbagbo Question Jan 10th 2011
Farewell Arnie: The Governator Leaves Office Jan 4th 2011
The Passing of Richard Holbrooke Dec 18th 2010
‘They Did It’: The curious case of Rudd and Assange Dec 15th 2010
Giving Back the Tea: The Rhetoric of Small Government in the US Nov 6th 2010
Moving to the Right: The US Midterm Elections Oct 19th 2010
Outsourcing the City: The Case of Maywood City Council Oct 15th 2010
Muddled over Banksy: Street Art in Melbourne Oct 5th 2010
Qurans, Commemorations and Ground Zero Sep 12th 2010
The Sorrows of Cricket: Pakistan and the Fall of a Game Sep 7th 2010
Panicking over Minority Government: Australia’s Hung Parliament Aug 31st 2010
The Politics of In-authenticity: The Australian Federal Elections Aug 4th 2010
The Absurd in Action: Being Burnt by the Sun Aug 4th 2010
Shrill Busy-bodies and David Cameron’s Big Society Jul 26th 2010
The Moat 'Execution': The Reason of Force Jul 20th 2010
The Triumph of Irrelevance: The Kagan Appointment May 29th 2010
The Last Labour Adventurer: Remembering Michael Foot Mar 6th 2010
Blunt Instrument of the Dark Side: Alexander Haig Feb 24th 2010
‘Terrifying’ Narcissism: J. D. Salinger’s Legacy Feb 17th 2010
Slaughtering for Freedom: The Normandy Campaign Aug 21st 2009
Disestablishment and Worried Anglicans Apr 17th 2009
A Government without Newspapers Mar 24th 2009
Schiller at the Sausage Van: Mary Stuart in Copenhagen Mar 12th 2009
Goodbye Baghdad, Hello Kabul: The US Withdrawal Mar 2nd 2009
Cambodian Genocide on Trial: The Duch Case Feb 19th 2009
The Kirill Appointment: Russia’s Orthodox Revival Feb 3rd 2009
The Centre of the Universe: The passing of John Updike Jan 30th 2009
Corruption in USA, Inc.: The Blago Affair Jan 10th 2009
Punishing Genocide: The Bagosora Case Dec 19th 2008
A Kosovo Update – Where to with the ICJ? Dec 9th 2008
Damned by Sydney: The passing of Jørn Utzon Dec 1st 2008
When Fuel Efficiency was un-American Nov 19th 2008
First the Chauffeur, now the Media Man: Bahlul at Gitmo Nov 11th 2008
A Nation Divided: Obama’s Victory Nov 6th 2008
A little case of slavery: Niger and Hadijatou Mani Nov 5th 2008
Free Market Blues: President Bush Still Believes Oct 28th 2008
Afghanistan the Un-winnable: What America’s Allies are Saying Oct 24th 2008
A Tribunal for Kenya: the Waki Commission Report Oct 17th 2008
Starving the Archive: Dick Cheney and his Records Sep 16th 2008
How to kill a river: the Murray-Darling System Sep 12th 2008
The Palin Factor: How Women Count Sep 1st 2008
The Democrats in Denver: The National Convention Aug 27th 2008
A long awaited apology: Slavery and the US Congress Aug 23rd 2008
God and Politics at Saddleback Aug 22nd 2008