Francis Forde The Parasitic Mind: How Infectious Ideas Are Killing Common Sense. Hardcover – October 6, 2020 by Gad Saad In his efforts to stand up to the infantile coddling which is taking place within western institutions, the big bold and beautiful Gad Saad has pulled no punches. In his latest
Pieter Verdegem University of Westminster Dr. Pieter Verdegem is a Senior Lecturer in Media Theory in the Westminster School of Media and Communication and a member of CAMRI (the Communication and Media Research Institute), University of Westminster. He is course leader for the MA Data, Culture and Society. His research
Amelia Thorpe Sophie Adams UNSW Declan Kuch Western Sydney University Amelia Thorpe is Associate Professor in Law at UNSW, working in the areas of planning, property and local government law, legal geography and urban studies. Her research centres on frameworks for decision-making in contemporary cities – who gets to have
Sara Mohammadi scoop.me Dutch fashion designer Bas Timmer is swapping luxury catwalks for homeless aid: He now sews “sheltersuits” – a mixture of sleeping bag, winter jacket and bag. The ingenious invention keeps people warm who have no solid roof over their heads in winter and have to live on
Bruce Wilds brucewilds.blogspot.com While many workers are chilling at home or working reduced hours due to COVID-19 lock-downs many are paying little attention to the huge number of job opportunities that are vanishing every day. A lack of jobs in the future is a scary prospect
Tim Wilson maxim.org.nz Tim Wilson is an award-winning journalist who has worked in print, radio and television. He comes to Maxim Institute from TVNZ, for which he was the network’s first US Correspondent, a business development manager, and a producer on Seven Sharp. Recently he also
I am just one person. What difference can I make adrift on the waves of our anti-biblical culture? Rather than being overwhelmed, I am choosing to start paddling in the hope that I can join with other paddlers to build a network and structure to rescue people from the
IINZ israelinstitute.nz Massey University has awarded a Master of Arts in Politics for a thesis that reads more like propaganda than academic literature. The thesis, supervised by Dr Nigel Parsons, essentially legitimises Hamas and its terrorism. Dr Ran Porat of Monash University told The Israel Institute of New Zealand
Our Truth, Ta Matou Pono: The Truth about Aotearoa Dear Sir, I have just received my Franklin County News and was surprised to read Carmen Parahi’s take on New Zealand’s history. There were always good and bad happenings throughout history. But looking at New Zealand history in particular,
Dominic O’Sullivan Charles Sturt University Dominic is a Professor of political science at Charles Sturt University and Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences at the Auckland University of Technology. The recent controversy over a decision by the Tauranga City Council to establish a Maori ward
Gerry On the Level This phrase is believed to have derived from a Freemasonry ritual in which the tools used for stone cutting and building were used to symbolise moral qualities. For example, newcomers to the Lodge are told as part of their initiation that the square implies straight dealing
Karl D. Stephan mercatornet.com Karl D. Stephan received the B. S. in Engineering from the California Institute of Technology in 1976. Following a year of graduate study at Cornell, he received the Master of Engineering degree in 1977 and was employed by Motorola, Inc. and Scientific-Atlanta as an
Dr John Maunder sunlive.co.nz Groundhog Day, February 2, is a popular tradition in the United States. It is also a legend that traverses many centuries, its origins clouded in the mists of time with ethnic cultures and animals awakening on specific dates. CNN reported on the 2nd of
Emma Riley cnsnews.com Conservative host Mark Levin called out Democrats on Friday after they called Trump an insurrectionist for using the phrase “fight like hell,” a phrase that Democrats, themselves, have often used. The radio host played a montage of Democrats using the phrase, courtesy of news clipping service
Bill D’Agostino newsbusters.org Bill D’Agostino is the Media Editor for NewsBusters as well as a Research Analyst for the Media Research Center’s News Analysis division. He previously worked as a video editor for a production studio in New York. His work has been featured on Fox
Robert Cialdini Peter Koenig thesaker.is Have you ever wondered how a herd of sheep is driven to their slaughterhouse? Manipulation of minds is a well-studied science, has been applied already for centuries, but is getting ever more sophisticated. For example, the many poignant assertions, Joseph Goebbels, Hitlers Minister
