Enid Blyton’s books were high on my childhood reading list. The now-tatty and much-loved Dean & Sons hardbacks are still on my bookshelves, less than a metre from where I write. The Faraway Tree and Wishing Chair books were some of the first novel-length narratives I read. The Children
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com Dr Melissa Derby is a no-nonsense part-Maori university academic mate of mine. Melissa shares my anathema to fashionable nonsensical group think, a specialty of Auckland university. The Roald Dahl saga has had lots of coverage but below are Melissa’s observations on it anyway. She’
P.J. Gladnick newsbusters.org I am probably the only writer on NewsBusters to have received an award from the Soviet Union. It was for my work as an American correspondent for Krokodil Magazine which you can see chronicled in I Was A Commie Writer. Video creators that have been
Robin Koerner brownstone.org Robin Koerner is a British-born citizen of the USA, who currently serves as academic dean of the John Locke Institute. He holds graduate degrees in both physics and the philosophy of science from the University of Cambridge (U.K.). Brownstone Institute recently found itself at the
CJ Hopkins consentfactory.org I think something is seriously wrong with my brain. Yesterday, I hallucinated that Matt Taibbi and Michael Shellenberger testified before a subcommittee of the US House of Representatives about the Censorship Industrial Complex, ie the US arm of the global official propaganda and disinformation apparatus that
MP for Kaikoura stuartsmith.national.org.nz It is undeniable that we are living in a fascinating era. Unfortunately, there are those who are emulating Joseph Goebbels, the former Minister for Public Enlightenment and Propaganda, under Hitler’s regime. Goebbels worked to create a totalitarian society in which the state
Right To Life News righttolife.org.uk MPs have voted against an amendment that was introduced by a group of MPs led by Andrew Lewer MP to lessen the negative impacts of the buffer zone clause that was added to the Public Order Bill. The Public Order Bill includes a
Right To Life News righttolife.org.uk The day before MPs vote on whether to introduce nationwide censorship zones, a woman has been arrested for praying silently outside a closed abortion clinic just three weeks after she was acquitted on similar charges. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, a pro-life volunteer, was arrested in
As I reported some months ago, ThoughtCrime is officially an offense in Ingsoc, now. To that, we can now add that Christianity is an “offense”. Never mind if spittle-flecked men in dresses chant that they want to “Kill TERFs” (i.e., women). Thousands of Muslims can threaten to “behead those
Tierin-Rose Mandelburg newsbusters.org As part of its content reevaluation, Publisher Ladybird Books has deemed titles like “Snow White” and “Cinderella” as problematic, citing them as “ageist,” lacking diversity, and putting too much emphasis on beauty. In a report by The Blaze, the publisher, a subsidiary of Penguin, is taking
Renata Kiss newsbusters.org Renata Kiss is a news analyst at MRC’s Free Speech America and MRC Business. She previously wrote for The Washington Stand, Family Research Council’s news and commentary outlet. When not writing, Renata enjoys the outdoors, museums, and taking photos when inspiration strikes. Seth Dillon
Right To Life News righttolife.org.uk As the House of Commons looks set to introduce censorship zones outside abortion clinics across England and Wales, a group of MPs have tabled an amendment to ensure that the legislation does not criminalise thought. Set to be debated yesterday (Tuesday 7 March)
Kurt Mahlburg mercatornet.com Kurt Mahlburg is a writer and author, and an emerging Australian voice on culture and the Christian faith. He has a passion for both the philosophical and the personal, drawing on his background as a graduate architect, a primary school teacher, a missionary, and a young
Just more died-in-the-wool Labour supporters who want hate speech laws specifically to prevent any criticism of their beloved party, and criminalise dissent. slanderous and mayhap venal attempts to denigrate and undermine the status and power of the government of Aotearoa / New Zealand […] Any reasonable society would label this for what
Kurt Mahlburg mercatornet.com Kurt Mahlburg is a writer and author, and an emerging Australian voice on culture and the Christian faith. Since 2018, Kurt has been the Research and Features Editor at the Canberra Declaration. He is also a freelance writer, and a regular contributor at the Spectator Australia,
I grew up reading Roald Dahl. I enjoyed the adventures of Charlie Bucket as he explored Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory. I enjoyed following James on his voyage on the Giant Peach. I was entertained by the shenanigans of Mr Fox and was charmed by the Big Friendly Giant. However,
