Louis T. March mercatornet.com 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. Tired of hearing about
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it,” George Santayana famously wrote. Australians, by and large, are quite ignorant of their history. They have been condemned to repeat it, in the 2020s. After 230 years, Australia has reverted to being an island prison. And, in an echo
Michael Bassett bassettbrashandhide.com Political historian Michael Bassett CNZM is the author of 15 books, was a regular columnist for the Fairfax newspapers and a former Minister in the 1984-1990 governments In the 1920s and 30s, some Labour Party leaders hoped to insulate New Zealand from the world so they
As part of our drive to keep our comment section the best in New Zealand we showcase each week an example of a top-notch comment that adds value to The BFD. Today’s comment was written by Brian Dingwall. Thank you Brian for taking the time to craft such an
Dave Pellowe goodsauce.news The next time someone asks you to compare your sober questions and caution about Wuhan Flu vaccines to the wonderful history of eliminating smallpox, polio, etc., you may point them to this article. It’s blissfully ignorant to shrink-wrap decades of medical advances in infectious disease
This week I am doing one of my favourites that my mother in law used to spoil us with. Malka Yemini may her memory be blessed was a renowned cook with many feathers in her culinary cap, part Yemenite part Sephardi she had a well-stocked and colourful larder. Bougatchia which
Ross Meurant hobsonspledge.nz Ross Meurant, B.A M.P.P. resigned from the police at inspector rank in 1987 to enter Parliament as a National MP. Today he is Honorary Consul for Morocco and trustee and CEO of commercial assets owned by absentee Russian investors. As a former detective
If you are going to prattle on about history as a justification for smearing the ancestors of many Pakeha New Zealanders then you should at least take the time to get your facts straight. Given that today’s ignorant face of the day is the Race Relations Commissioner it is
The thing is: I don’t she’s reached anything like peak dishonesty yet, there’s plenty of gas left in that particular tank. Such brazen ‘disinformation’, but at least we know who wanted the portrait moved: Fact: Winston Churchill advocated for bombing dissident groups to assist in putting down
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Don Brash bassettbrashandhide.com Don Brash was Reserve Bank Governor from 1988 to 2002, and National Party Leader from 2003 to 2006 A few days ago, I was phoned by a reporter for some organisation called Te Ao Maori News to ask if I knew anything about a pamphlet which
