History
The Conversation the PM Would Rather Avoid
Chris Penk asked for a conversation. The adult answer is to have one.
The Strange Afterlife of Fascism
Fascism’s face may no longer feature a posturing Mussolini or raging Hitler, but its spirit festers, in different guises but with more perfect weapons, all to the detriment of what is left of liberal civilization.
Hilton Now Wants To Detoxify the GOP
Pundits say a Trump-endorsed candidate cannot win California. Steve Hilton has heard that before.
Well, Clausewitz Had a Pope
It’s a serious argument, and it deserves a serious response – not from theologians, but from the people designing kill-webs and autonomous targeting systems and compressed decision architectures.
The Greatest Scam in the History of NZ
And they are well and truly on their way to achieving their goal, because it has reached the stage where they’ll not only be accepted into a future co-governance agenda, but the seriously frightening bit is that they’ll hold power of ‘VETO’.
The Total Annihilation of Te Tiriti in the Health System
We would all be better off if we had an agreed understanding of what the Treaty actually provided, and for that reason it was a tragedy that parliament threw out the Treaty Principles Bill promoted by the ACT Party.
And Now the Sedation of Appalachia
You can’t spend a century removing the institutions that give people purpose, accountability, and mutual necessity, and then be surprised when they reach for something that makes the absence feel like nothing at all.
How to Cook like a True Patrician
They didn’t have pasta, but a Roman recipe book has some familiar Mediterranean favourites.
Did Switzerland Help the ‘Angel of Death’?
A legal challenge by historians may finally unseal records.
Diving into Obscurity: Colin Wilson
The outsider who refused to stay angry but stayed too-often gullible.
A Reflection on Sacrifice, Brotherhood and the American Ideal
Jesse Brown believed in America long before America fully believed in him. And then he gave his life for it.