Lawrence W Reed Lawrence W Reed is FEE’s interim president, having previously served for nearly 11 years as FEE’s president (2008–2019). fee.org Isolation, feudalism, and military dictatorship governed the Asian nation of Japan from 1603 until 1868. Known as the period of the Tokugawa Shogunate, its
Owen Cumming Owen is a science communicator with a background in ecology and evolutionary biology. Owen enjoys surfing, hiking and convincing himself that his terrible woodworking has a “rustic” look. He firmly believes that quokkas’ smiles imply malicious intent. particle.scitech.org.au For millennia, as flames licked into the
Kurt Mahlburg 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 adult pastor.
There are political leaders who make their valedictory addresses a fitting sign-off for greatness. Eisenhower’s prophetic warning of a “scientific-technological elite”, for instance. Others make an apparent valedictory address as the keystone of a mere interregnum in a long and storied career, such as John Howard’s speech relinquishing
Christian Toto newsbusters.org Few would deny Disney is in serious trouble. Stock woes. Box office flops (Wish, Haunted Mansion, The Marvels). Theme park struggles. Beloved brands struggling for relevancy after years of culture dominance (Indiana Jones, Pixar, Star Wars, the MCU). There’s a cottage industry of alternative media
What would have been the point of the Allied armies defeating Hitler’s Reich, if Nazism had been allowed to become the dominant ideology at home? Yet, that’s exactly what has happened in the “War on Terror”. Osama bin Laden might have been shot in his Pakistani equivalent of
Tani Newton Not to beat about the bush: we are living at the end of Western Civilisation. And not to belabour the point, let me address the question of what we can do to survive. I’ve long lived by the belief that the people most likely to survive the
[Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith] said over the last five years, gangs have recruited more than 3000 members, which is a 51 per cent increase. “At the same time, we’ve seen a significant escalation in gang-related violence, public intimidation and shootings, with violent crime up 33 percent.” […] “Police will be
Richard Kelly Richard Kelly is a retired business analyst, married with three adult children, one dog, devastated by the way his home city of Melbourne was laid waste. Convinced justice will be served, one day. brownstone.org For reasons I can’t explain, I said ‘Yes’ when asked to join
I wrote recently for Insight describing a visit to my home town and a pilgrimage to the glittering post-modern edifice that has replaced the old regional library I used to love. The first thing I noted was that this ultra-modern “multi-function learning space” had far fewer actual books than it
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon gave his first State of the Nation address yesterday. “I won’t apologise for making tough choices to support young people off welfare and into work, because 24 years languishing on welfare means no hope. It means no opportunity. It means no dignity from work.” This
Kurt Mahlburg 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 adult pastor.
Tani Newton February 14th, 2023. We were roused from an uneasy sleep at 4am by Civil Defence telling us to prepare for evacuation. We did what we could to protect our more valuable belongings before heading to the assembly point, where we eventually joined a cavalcade of cars slowly moving
Louis T. March Louis T. March has a background in government, business, and philanthropy. A former talk show host, author, and public speaker, he is a dedicated student of history and genealogy. Louis lives with his family in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. mercatornet.com It’s cold here
