The word for today is… calumny (noun) – 1 : a misrepresentation intended to harm another’s reputation 2 : the act of uttering false charges or misrepresentations maliciously calculated to harm another’s reputation Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Calumny made an appearance in these famous words from Shakespeare’s Hamlet: “If thou
Dr Rainer Zitelmann fee.org Dr. Rainer Zitelmann is a historian and sociologist. He is also a world-renowned author, successful businessman, and real estate investor. Zitelmann has written more than 20 books. His books are successful all around the world, especially in China, India, and South Korea. His most recent
Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com Lindsay Mitchell has been researching and commenting on welfare since 2001. Many of her articles have been published in mainstream media and she has appeared on radio,tv and before select committees discussing issues relating to welfare. Lindsay is also an artist who works under
Rodney Hide bassettbrashandhide.com Rodney Hide is former ACT Party leader, and Minister in the National-ACT Government from 2008 to 2011 In hindsight the best education I got was driving trucks. I did it for the money and thought education was what happened at school and university. But looking back
The word for today is… harry (verb) – 1 : to make a pillaging or destructive raid on 2 : to force to move along by harassing 3 : to torment by or as if by constant attack Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Was there once a warlike man named Harry who is the source
righttolife.org.uk A new global modelling of birth rates has estimated that 22 million girls could be ‘missing’ from the global population by 2100. The report, published by leading medical journal ‘BMJ Global Health’, used over three billion birth records from 204 countries. A previous publication by the same
The word for today is… jocund (adjective) – : marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Don’t let the etymology of jocund play tricks on you. The word comes from jucundus, a Latin word meaning “agreeable” or “delightful,” and ultimately from the Latin verb
Emily Brayshaw University of Technology Sydney Dr Emily Brayshaw is a PhD from UTS, Australia in the Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building. Her thesis topic is the influence of indigenous feathered ceremonial wear, ethnographic exhibitions, and the “primitivist” art movement on the design of showgirl costumes on the Broadway
Margot Irvine University of Guelph Margot Irvine is the Director of the School of Languages and Literatures at the University of Guelph where she teaches in the French and European Studies programs. She is interested in women’s access to literary and cultural institutions in France. Recent news about Britney
The word for today is… fealty (noun) – 1a : the fidelity of a vassal or feudal tenant to his lord b : the obligation of such fidelity 2 : intense fidelity Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : In The Use of Law, published posthumously in 1629, Francis Bacon wrote, “Fealty is to take an oath
Elyn Saks University of Southern California Elyn Saks is Orrin B. Evans Distinguished Professor of Law, Professor of Psychology, and Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences at the USC Gould School of Law; Director of the Saks Institute for Mental Health Law, Policy, and Ethics; Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry at the
Eva Bartlett rt.com Eva Bartlett is a Canadian independent journalist and activist. She has spent years on the ground covering conflict zones in the Middle East, especially in Syria and Palestine (where she lived for nearly four years). For some years now, Wikipedia has had a libellous smear entry
The word for today is… deride (verb) – 1 : to laugh at or insult contemptuously 2 : to subject to usually bitter or contemptuous ridicule or criticism Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : When deride was borrowed into English in the 16th century, it came to us by combining the prefix de- with ridere,
I’ve come across a few ‘tax experts’ in my time. I’m sure there are a few good ones, but for most of them their expertise is concentrated in a very specific area, and their general tax knowledge is fairly average. But tax experts, particularly those who are partners
The word for today is… titanic (adjective) – having great magnitude, force, or power : colossal Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Before becoming the name of one of the most famous ships in history, titanic referred to the Titans, a family of giants in Greek mythology who were believed to have once ruled
The word for today is… poignant (adjective) – 1a(1) : painfully affecting the feelings : piercing (2) : deeply affecting : touching b : designed to make an impression : cutting poignant satire 2a : pleasurably stimulating b : being to the point : apt 3 : pungently pervasive a poignant perfume Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Poignant comes to us
