Katherine Baker mercatornet.com Katherine Baker is a freelance writer who lives in Western Pennsylvania. A couple of years ago there was quite a kerfuffle about the holiday duet, “Baby, its Cold Outside”. This song, from 1944, features a dialogue which some people might describe as a man trying to
Sarah Eyerly Florida State University One of the world’s most famous Christmas carols, “Silent Night,” celebrates its 200th anniversary this year. Over the centuries, hundreds of Christmas carols have been composed. Many fall quickly into obscurity. Not “Silent Night.” Translated into at least 300 languages, designated by UNESCO as
David Theobald As I sit here in my rural idyll North of Auckland I am extremely worried about the new mutant virus that has been stealing all the headlines over the last few days (note the timeline there, very important – this thing is quick to move). Am I concerned about
righttolife.org.uk Spain’s Congress of Deputies, the lower house of Spain’s legislative body, has voted in favour of legalising euthanasia by a vote of 198-138. On Thursday 17th December, the Spanish Parliament took the country one step closer to making euthanasia and assisted suicide legal. The
Viv Forbes Washpool Qld, Australia The Green Virus is on a rising curve in the Anglo-Sphere. Boris, Biden, Kerry, Trudeau, Arden and Australia’s Morrison are all competing to be the first to destroy all industries reliant on coal, cattle, petrol and diesel. Hydrogen, solar, wind, pumped hydro, bio-
Anne Lawrence-Mathers University of Reading The idea of hanging up decorations in the middle of winter is older than Christmas itself. Decorations are mentioned in ancient descriptions of the Roman feast of Saturnalia, which is thought to have originated in the 5th century BC. Some 900 years later, a
Bruce Logan “At the heart of liberty is the right to define one’s own concept of existence, of meaning, of the universe, and the mystery of human life. Beliefs about these matters could not define the attributes of personhood were they formed under the compulsion of the state.” Planned
Hi Juana, I read today’s thanks from you to your readers/subscribers and felt it’s you and the BFD team that deserve thanks. Like many, I’ve had a gutsful of the ignorant “wokery” that pervades our society. From excuses for failing educational performance to the suck-fest
Peter J. Morgan Honorary Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Environomics (NZ) Trust Politicised climate scientists say their models and their case for rapid, dangerous, manmade global warming are based on “sound science”. They are not. In a new learned paper the Argonauts – ten eminent experts – demonstrate irrefutably that climate scientists
Marguerite Johnson University of Newcastle Can Christmas be about gender? Apparently so, if the paucity of female Santas is anything to go by. There have, in fact, been cases of Australian women donning the secular red and white Santa attire as far back as 1930 — and there is no reason
Gerry Mind Your (My) Own Business Meaning: to not meddle, to stay out of other people’s matters To follow this course of action was recorded from ancient times. Plato in his polemic on justice stated that “Justice means minding one’s own business and not meddling with other men’
Robert Bridge www.strategic-culture.org By this time it would appear that a Biden-Harris presidency is a foregone conclusion. Despite multiple allegations of election fraud put forward by Trump’s legal team, the Democrat Joe Biden has been officially recognized by the Electoral College as the President-elect.
Ninos P. Malek mises.org The attorneys for Betsy Fresse have filed a lawsuit claiming that Starbucks fired her for not wearing a “Pride” shirt while working at her New Jersey store. Fresse, a Christian, believes that marriage is between a man and a woman and that the shirt would
Duggan Flanakin cfact.org Duggan Flanakin is the Director of Policy Research at the Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow. A former Senior Fellow with the Texas Public Policy Foundation, Mr. Flanakin authored definitive works on the creation of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and on environmental education in Texas.
Simon Black Sovereign Valley Farm, Chile sovereignman.com Back in July, Yale University began a critical study on COVID vaccines. But there was an interesting twist to Yale’s study: scientists weren’t looking at the actual vaccine candidates; instead, they were studying how to most effectively convince people to
Tim Graham PA Pundits papundits.wordpress.com Tim Graham is the Executive Editor at NewsBusters, and he is the Director of Media Analysis at the Media Research Center. His career at the MRC began in February 1989 as associate editor of MediaWatch, the monthly newsletter of the MRC before the
