Ray Bradbury’s dystopian classic Fahrenheit 451 envisions a world where books are routinely burned (the title refers to the ignition temperature of paper). But, as Bradbury himself said, “There is more than one way to burn a book”. Why bother burning books, when you can just ban them, strike
He Puapua – Blueprint For Breaking Up New Zealand – Book review: Author: Dr John Robinson, Tross Publishing (2021). He Puapua, a new book, encompasses an in-depth study of the many issues surrounding New Zealand moving towards self-government for Maori. The publication, based on a report of the same name, is controversial
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com Recently The Australian Financial Review ran a lengthy article titled “How to read 50 books a year”, this presented in the same tone of a how to lose 30lbs in six months type advice. I found it amusing. I have no difficulty reading between 100
David Haggith rt.com David Haggith is an author published by Putnam and HarperCollins. He is the publisher of The Great Recession Blog and writes for over 50 economic news websites. The University of Northampton, an institution which appears to have suffered an irony bypass, slapped a trigger warning on
Michael McAuley mercatornet.com Michael McAuley is a barrister practising in Sydney, Australia. Cardinal Pell, the Media Pile-On & Collective Guilt by Gerard Henderson. Connor Court. 2021. 468 pages John Howard’s Foreword to Gerard Henderson’s Cardinal Pell, the Media Pile-On & Collective Guilt says as much about the
Published by Zondervan Reflective (2018). A friend, who happens to be a lawyer lent me this book, possibly knowing I have a curious mind and enjoy looking into different topics. The book’s title indicated the story would be of a Muslim man who moved smoothly from one belief to
Stephen Hay I have recently finished reading “The Sympathizer” by Viet Thanh Nguyen, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2016. It is a completely absorbing book, a big book of the kind you can just lose yourself in for days. I did. A theme that runs through it is
Michael Flinn In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl’s Journey to Freedom By Yeonmi Park and Maryanne Vollers * Available on Amazon Kindle Have you ever wondered what is it like to grow up in the Hermit Kingdom of North Korea? Well here is your opportunity to find out.
Alexander McRae If you are familiar with Jordan Peterson then you would have heard of the book Ordinary Men. It is about the 101 Battalion Reserve Police during 1943 in Poland written by Christopher R. Browning. The book has been on my list for a long time but I felt
Democracy Action democracyaction.org.nz Recently we interviewed Dr. John Robinson, former university lecturer, and research scientist and prolific author of books about the historical development of New Zealand. Here he tells us what inspires him to search for the truth. DA: Where did you come from? JR: I grew
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com Some time ago I predicted more books would be written about Trump than any other President. With circa 5,000 published to date, he’s currently in second place, although well behind Lincoln with 15,000. However, astonishing though it may seem, the production of
For a small Tasmanian hamlet, my home town has a rather well-read population, with remarkably varied tastes — at least, if the local street library is anything to go by. At our street libraries (plural, because it takes up a whole row of depositories on the main street), I’ve found
Last Month we ran another fantastic giveaway for our members and today we are announcing the winners. The prizes are three copies of Free Speech Under Attack by Peter Cresswell, Jeremy Fisher, David Round, Robert Stanmore and Tim Wikiriwhi. Today we are giving away three copies to three lucky BFD
We are running another fantastic giveaway for our members. The prizes are three copies of Free Speech Under Attack by Peter Cresswell, Jeremy Fisher, David Round, Robert Stanmore and Tim Wikiriwhi. On the 1st of December, we will give away three copies to three lucky BFD members. We will use
We are running another fantastic giveaway for our members. The prizes are three copies of Free Speech Under Attack by Peter Cresswell, Jeremy Fisher, David Round, Robert Stanmore and Tim Wikiriwhi. On the 1st of December, we will give away three copies to three lucky BFD members. We will use
Jonathan Miltimore fee.org Jonathan Miltimore is the Managing Editor of FEE.org. His writing/reporting has been the subject of articles in TIME magazine, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, Forbes, Fox News, and the Star Tribune. Bylines: Newsweek, The Washington Times, MSN.com, The Washington Examiner, The Daily Caller,
