William Keylor Boston University The Christmas Truce is no stranger to popular entertainment – 2014 more than any other as its 100th anniversary is marked. The famous moment when British and German soldiers climbed out of the trenches in peace on Christmas Day 1914 has been replicated and ruminated upon in
A Midwestern Doctor midwesterndoctor.com In a recent series, I discussed the how unsafe and ineffective the SSRI antidepressants are and how the immense amount of money made from selling depression (and its indefinite “treatment”) to everyone caused effective cures treatments for depression to become almost completely forgotten. One of
Mary Margaret Olohan Mary Margaret Olohan is a senior reporter for The Daily Signal at The Heritage Foundation . http://www.heritage.org/ She previously reported for The Daily Caller and The Daily Wire, where she covered national politics as well as social and cultural issues. PA Pundits – International papundits.wordpress.
Joanne Nova A prize-winning science graduate in molecular biology. She has given keynotes about the medical revolution, gene technology and aging at conferences. She hosted a children’s TV series on Channel Nine, and has done over 200 radio interviews, many on the Australian ABC. She was formerly an
John Klar libertynation.com The WHO (World Health Organization) took center stage during the Covid pandemic as the global coordinator of effective response. Questions about the organization’s proper role – and competence – preceded and now survive the Covid crisis. Was the WHO effective and apolitical in its response, and can
Kate Burridge Howard Manns Monash University Kate Burridge is Professor of Linguistics at Monash University and Fellow of both the Australian Academy of the Humanities and the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia. She completed her undergraduate training in Linguistics and German at the University of Western Australia. Howard Manns
familyfirst.org.nz Gender-affirming treatments (aka sex-change treatments) include a range of controversial medical interventions “designed to affirm an individual’s gender identity” when it conflicts with their biological sex at birth. These interventions include puberty blockers, hormone replacement, and surgical procedures. Most treatments given to teens are
Alwyn Poole Founded and was the head of Mt Hobson Middle School in Auckland for 18 years. MH Academy is now an in person private school for year 11-13. There is now a nationwide online provision called Mt Hobson Academy Connected for years 1-13. alwynpoole.substack.com Hands
Jane Kelsey University of Auckland As part of its coalition deal with National, the ACT Party is preparing to resurrect its “regulatory responsibility” legislation for the fourth time. This is despite the idea having been consistently rejected since 2007. As ACT’s coalition partners decide whether to allow its Regulatory
Bryce Edwards Dr Bryce Edwards is the Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the director of the Democracy Project. Victoria University of Wellington democracyproject.nz Commentators are still evaluating Nicola Willis’ mini-budget and the opening of the Treasury books. Most provocatively, Herald columnist Matthew
Harry Palmer The Bible, in both the Old and New Testaments makes it obvious that marriage is between a man and a woman. And it even has a go at cross dressing and transvestitism in Deuteronomy 22:5: “A woman shall not wear a man’s garment, nor shall a
Mathew Otieno Mathew Otieno is a Kenyan writer, blogger and dilettante farmer. Until 2022, he was a research communications coordinator at a university in Nairobi, Kenya. He now lives in rural western Kenya, near the shores of Lake Victoria, from where he’s pursuing a career as a full-time
Troy Bickham Professor of History Texas A&M University As an American living in Britain in the 1990s, my first exposure to Christmas pudding was something of a shock. I had expected figs or plums, as in the “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” carol, but there were none.
Dr. Yvette Alt Miller Dr. Alt Miller lives with her family in Chicago, and has lectured internationally on Jewish topics. Her latest book Portraits of Valor: Heroic Jewish Women You Should Know describes the lives of 40 remarkable women who inhabited different eras and lands, giving a sense of the
Oliver Gingrich Programme Lead BA (Hons) Animation Min Young Oh Lecturer in Animation University of Greenwich Chicken Run 2: Dawn of the Nugget combines the distinctive charm of the Great Escape-esque story that characterised the original Chicken Run (2000), with an action-packed plot, staged in a futuristic setting
Bryce Edwards Dr Bryce Edwards is the Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the director of the Democracy Project. Victoria University of Wellington democracyproject.nz The mini-sausage budget was launched by Finance Minister Nicola Willis yesterday with her argument that “What New Zealanders care
