We are running another fantastic giveaway for our members. The prizes are three copies of Man Down a novel by one of our own, John Black who writes a weekly column for Insight Politics on The BFD. On the 20th of March, we will give away three copies to three
We are running another fantastic giveaway for our members. The prizes are three copies of Man Down a novel by one of our own, John Black who writes a weekly column for Insight Politics on The BFD. On the 20th of March, we will give away three copies to three
It retails for $35 and is available from all good bookshops or directly from the publisher www.trosspublishing.co.nz or via e-mail trosspub@gmail.com **If you order directly from the publisher, postage will be included in the price. Through the 1970s and 80s, English novelist Tom Sharpe published
The Grampus BFD writer for Insight Politics John Black has published his debut novel. The Grampus was sent an early copy and this is his review. It retails for $35 and is available from all good bookshops or directly from the publisher www.trosspublishing.co.nz or via e-mail trosspub@
Scott Morefield brownstone.org Scott Morefield spent three years as a media & politics reporter with the Daily Caller, another two years with BizPac Review, and has been a weekly columnist here at Townhall since 2018. The face mask debate is unfortunately again rearing its ugly head in many parts
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,
James Bradshaw mercatornet.com James Bradshaw works for an international consulting firm based in Dublin, and has a background in journalism and public policy. Outside of work, he writes for a number of publications, on topics including politics, history, culture, film and literature. George Orwell, whose real name was Eric
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
