The Treaty of Waitangi Was a Deal – Not a Sacred Covenant
It is difficult to argue that Seymour’s pithy compression of the three key elements of the treaty doesn’t capture the essence of its purpose admirably.
History
Why We Should Thank Christianity for Everything We Value
What has Christianity ever done for us? Nearly everything.
Storming the Bastille
Despite the amazing advances of the past 500 years, we will end up back where we started.
9/11 Is Not 10/7
All of this, combined, provides the backdrop for the decisions that the Israeli government has made and is now taking regarding the war against Hamas (and Iran via her proxies
Collapsing The Narrative
The very thought of normal people gaining access to primary sources is hateful because it means there is no place for court historians.
Yes, Hitler Was the Bad Guy
Never before in the field of human knowledge has so much been unknown by so many.
It’s Been a Time Coming
“I come to the dangers posed by the increasing entrenchment of the treaty in statute. The treaty itself contains no principles which can usefully guide government or courts.” – Lange
Picts: the Original Mad Lads
There’s a reason the Romans built a wall on the Scottish border.
A Hit-Run on a Mob Boss’ Kid Ended Just as You’d Think
When John Favara accidentally killed John Gotti’s young son, it ended pretty much as you’d imagine.
Resisting Centralist Power – Part 2
The balance of the States’ financial requirements is met through Commonwealth grants. This gives the Commonwealth enormous economic power and influence, and is inefficient and inequitable.
Pro-Putin Movement Expands Across Former Soviet Bloc
All these changes are signs of an unsettled European and global security order. When and how the war in Ukraine ends will determine what kind of new order is likely to settle in.
Desire, Scapegoats and Death: Girard
Girard would talk of such tiers being ‘the community’ and the ‘scapegoat’ – the latter to have all the sins of society placed upon them and then be removed.
How the Parties of the Left Have Changed in Recent Years
While woke progressives, schismatic racists and apocalyptic environmentalists rule the roost on the left, it is unlikely that the key voter demographic of the “working class” will support them in sufficient numbers to allow a return to power.
Unions and the Workers Who Inspired Labor Day
Workers’ rights weren’t always what they are today.
Resisting Centralist Power – Part 1
The desire of West Australians to separate from the Federation was not fulfilled as the British Imperial Parliament refused to act, claiming that such an action could only be taken with the consent of the Commonwealth Parliament of Australia.