David Robertson

Sydney

Citizen of the world. A Scot in Australia; husband of Annabel, father of Andrew, Becky and EJ. Author, blogger, broadcaster and bringer of Good News

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Articles

Pope Donald vs. Pope Leo XIV – The Moderate Voice

1 week ago | themoderatevoice.com | David Robertson

Donald Trump proved that he is all crass and no class when the White House posted online an image of him as Pope of the Roman Catholic Church. Granted, Trump is defintely a pope to his current supporters if not their messiah. Now that Pope Leo XIV has arrived on the global scene, it should be interesting to watch how Trump reacts to him. In his 08 May 2025 report for The New Republic, Malcolm Ferguson describes the various social media posts made by the new Pontiff proir to his election.
Be careful about who you vote for. You just might get him. – The Moderate Voice

3 weeks ago | themoderatevoice.com | David Robertson

Be careful about who you vote for. You just might get him. This is especially true if you voted for Donald Trump in 2024. Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders is learning that lesson the hard way. On 18 April 2025, Gov. Sanders wrote a letter to President Donald Trump, in which she asks the POTUS to reverse his administration’s decision to NOT declare the state of Arkansas a federal disaster area after a series of storms struck that state.
Responding to the fate of Kilmar Abrego Garcia – The Moderate Voice

3 weeks ago | themoderatevoice.com | David Robertson

How should members of Congress respond to the fate of Kilmar Ábrego García? Should they respond with futile demands? What makes a demand futile is this: The one making the demand is unable to punish the target of the demand for refusing to give what is demanded. In order for a demand to be effective, there has to be the ability to punish for failure to comply. Yet, people are always making demands that are futile, and the only parties profiting from such demands are the media outlets reporting them.
Pope Francis was a decent person. – The Moderate Voice

3 weeks ago | themoderatevoice.com | David Robertson

One does not have to be a member of the Roman Catholic Church in order to acknowledge that Pope Francis was a decent person. Indeed, Francis lived up to the original meaning of the word Pontifex, which translates into English as Bridge Builder. This blogger remembers the stark contrast between Francis and his immediate predecessor that was revealed when Francis assumed the office of the Roman Catholic Church’s Pope. That difference was in the style of each man.
Is the USA the parent of the entire World? – The Moderate Voice

3 weeks ago | themoderatevoice.com | David Robertson

Is the USA the parent of the entire World? Is the USA supposed to treat the rest of the World as its dependents? The answer to these questions is “Yes” if one buys into the thinking behind the commentary Count the Dead by the Millions published by Rolling Stone magazine.
So, who gets to decide who is a journalist and who isn't? – The Moderate Voice

1 month ago | themoderatevoice.com | David Robertson

A federal judge has ordered open access in the White House to all journalists. So, who gets to decide who is a journalist and who isn’t? This blogger doesn’t like to play Devil’s advocate or Trump’s advocate (assuming that there is a difference between the two), but he will in this case. In his blog post Are members of the Press misinterpreting the First Amendment?
Don't give me your "traditional values" crap. – The Moderate Voice

1 month ago | themoderatevoice.com | David Robertson

If your so-called “traditional values” benefit your own ethnic group while harming others, then you are one the baddies even if you don’t realize it. After all, the expression “traditional values” isn’t a synonym for godly values or good values. The “Are we the baddies?” question comes from the British sketch-comedy TV series That Mitchell and Webb Look. One of the show’s episodes features a sketch depicting a scene from World War II.
Would a shutdown of the U.S. government help the USA? – The Moderate Voice

2 months ago | themoderatevoice.com | David Robertson

Would a shutdown of the U.S. government help the USA? Apparently, plenty of people on the political Left believe that it would. At least that is what this blogger has witnessed on the Internet. On 14 March 2025, “Nine Democrats and one independent, led by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., voted in favor of cloture” for a Continuing Resolution to keep the U.S. government funded.
Celebrity Climate Scientist Receives Judicial Sanction – The Moderate Voice

2 months ago | themoderatevoice.com | David Robertson

“It bears repeating that Dr. Mann and his counsel should not have engaged in falsehoods and misrepresentations to the jury and the Court in the first place.” Those are the words of D.C. Superior Court Judge Alfred S. Irving, Jr. in a ruling that he issued on 12 March 2025. In the ruling, the Judge is responding to the behavior of celebrity climate scientist Dr. Michael Mann and his attorneys during a civil trial in which Dr. Mann was the plaintiff.
One historic press conference, two bad Messiahs and three great truths

2 months ago | christiantoday.com | David Robertson

We live in a world dominated by memes and soundbites. Often presented to us in such a way that we immediately have an emotional reaction. If anyone dares to try and go beyond those or even question them, they are soon met with ridicule, abuse and a display of anger that would make the Incredible Hulk green with envy! For many, offering an opinion or even asking a question in this divided and bitter world is too risky. But let's take that risk.