Who was Kilroy, and why was he here? He was what might be considered a prototypical example of what biologist Richard Dawkins dubbed a “meme”, a simple cartoon drawing of a man peering over a wall, with the tag, “Kilroy Was Here”. It spread across every theatre in WWII were
Since the October 7 atrocities, Israel has seen its staunchest ally, the United States, turn lukewarm at best. At the same time, a sickening wave of anti-Semitism has swept the West – and shows no sign of abating. By contrast, a formerly staunch ally of the Arab cause – the first non-Arab
We can all sense that Western civilisation is collapsing around us. The left celebrate it, the rest of us worry about it – hence the surprising, to some, women especially, fact that a great many men ponder the Fall of Rome quite regularly – and we all want to blame (or lay
Jonathan Cole Jonathan Cole is an academic working in political theology: the intersection of religion and politics. He is also host of The Political Animals, a podcast that explores the political ideas of the Right through intellectual biography. Are moral norms compatible with individual freedoms? The answer should be an
For all the furious denial from the LGBTEIEIEO lobby that their movement has become a grooming front, even the most pathologically “progressive” parent surely can’t help but notice all the, well, actual grooming going on. At this point, so-called “Pride” looks like little more than NAMBLA with rainbow stickers
Steven Tucker Steven Tucker is a UK-based writer with over 10 books to his name. His latest, Hitler’s & Stalin’s Misuse of Science, comparing the woke pseudoscience of today to the totalitarian pseudoscience of the past, was released in 2023. Recently, I watched a repeat of a classic
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com Prime Minister Luxon, on hearing that Charles and Camilla will be visiting Australia but not New Zealand, issued “an open invite” to visit New Zealand. That is the same “invite” already available to everyone else in the world, in line with our major tourist industry.
Tani Newton Te Pati Maori’s call for a separate Maori Parliament may sound treasonous to some. To others, it is just another episode in the long and mildly sad story of a basically happy country that longs for a unity it can never quite achieve. Hobson’s promise, “We
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 Years 11–13. There is now a nationwide online provision called Mt Hobson Academy Connected for Years 1–13. Justifiably, Louise Upston was
Wanjiru Njoya Mises Wire Those who have (wisely) not been following the “decolonization” debate may be surprised to learn that decolonizers characterize reason and rationality as cultural constructs that ought to be rejected, as these are said to be “based upon epistemological assumptions deeply rooted in the Western philosophical tradition”
Gary Bauer PA Pundits International Around 1:30 AM Wednesday morning, New York City police officers pulled over an SUV with obstructed license plates. When officers searched the vehicle, they found an arsenal of weapons: a loaded gun with nine loaded magazines, NYPD gear including body armor, knives, handcuffs, a
Ian Brodie, Cape Breton University and Moira Marsh, Indiana University “Dad, I’m hungry.” “Hi, hungry. I’m Dad.” If you haven’t been asleep for the past 20 years, you’ll probably recognize this exchange as a dad joke. The term dad joke is credited to a June 20,
The end result can be not feeling like a “real” Maori, but not a “real” Pakeha either. That space between cultures is a strange and uncomfortable place […] Over time, I’ve learned the only way to coexist with that awkward space between is to remember who your tupuna were […] Let’
Antonio Graceffo, PhD, China-MBA MBA, is a China economic analyst teaching economics at the American University in Mongolia. He has spent 20 years in Asia and is the author of six books about China. His writing has appeared in The Diplomat, South China Mo. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) harbours
Robert Hoffmann, University of Tasmania and Maria Teresa Beamond, RMIT University The Australian Defence Force is facing an acute recruitment crisis. Only 80% of the 69,000 personnel needed to meet future challenges have signed up. The government recently announced recruitment will be opened up to some foreign citizens to
Social media, as Mike Tyson famously said, “made y’all way too comfortable with disrespecting people and not getting punched in the face for it”. Occasionally, though, someone learns the hard way that online disrespect can lead to offline consequences. When Spanish comedian Jaime Caravaca responded to a tweet from
