On Second Thought Ezra

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  • Iran Didn’t Create This Crisis. It Is Actively Driving It — And It’s Still Not the Whole Story.

    Iran Didn’t Create This Crisis. It Is Actively Driving It — And It’s Still Not the Whole Story.

    Iran is actively disrupting shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, but the scale of the fallout says something bigger about us. This crisis is not just about a hostile actor. It is about the fragility of a system built on dependency, long supply lines, and too little resilience.

  • Pogrom by Any Definition

    Pogrom by Any Definition

    A part of the ‘On Second Thought‘ series By: Ezra Nadav Only in Australia would the firebombing of a synagogue on shabbat with 20 people inside not be classified as an act of terror. But that’s Melbourne, Australia, in 2025. A place where virtue-signalling criminals are permitted to run roughshod over public order, while law-abiding…

  • The Compassion Con: Why Appeasing the Abuser Never Leads to Peace

    The Compassion Con: Why Appeasing the Abuser Never Leads to Peace

    Explore how a generation raised to equate self-defence with aggression has become vulnerable to propaganda and radicalisation. This article examines why rational debate cannot undo terror-fueled extremism—and why appeasement is not peace.

  • Absurdity in Morality: The 2025 Sydney Peace Prize

    Absurdity in Morality: The 2025 Sydney Peace Prize

    The 2025 Sydney Peace Prize goes to a figure long at the centre of anti-Israel bias. What does this say about justice, truth, and global human rights today?

  • When Protest Becomes Performance

    When Protest Becomes Performance

    Part of the ‘Not Quite What You Meant’ series By: Ezra Nadav In a time when political conviction is often measured by volume and visibility, it’s easy to forget that how we speak can matter just as much as what we say. This piece isn’t a defence of power or politeness—it’s a call to think…

  • It’s Not ‘Offensive,’ It’s a Threat.

    It’s Not ‘Offensive,’ It’s a Threat.

    A part of the ‘Not Quite What You Meant’ series By: Ezra Nadav We need to start calling it what it is. When someone hangs a Nazi flag in a suburban window, scrawls a swastika on a public bench, or wears a patch glorifying white supremacy, the typical response, especially in polite, progressive circles, is…