History
Labour’s History Curriculum
Michael Bassett bassettbrashandhide.com Ever since Jacinda Ardern announced that history would become a core subject in schools, Ministry of Education officials have spent millions of dollars devising a curriculum. They got advice from a very narrow range of the woke and well-meaning, and some serious barrow-pushers. They then seem
This Week in Climate History
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Now They’re Cancelling Martin Luther King Jr
If you have always believed that everyone should play by the same rules and be judged by the same standards, that would have gotten you labelled a radical 60 years ago, a liberal 30 years ago and a racist today Thomas Sowell. To prove the truth of Sowell’s observation,
The BFD Food Column: Date and Coconut Slice
Date and Coconut Slice sounds nice After three posts of fish and one of salad dressings, it’s time to wash our hands well and try an all-rounder dessert that will be desirable to all age groups and foodies alike. This coconut and date delish is served up on a
Critical Race Theory Will Destroy Our History and Our Future
Curious about the content in the draft curriculum of “Aotearoa New Zealand Histories” to be taught in NZ schools next year, the first obvious mistake I noticed was the title. The content is entirely Maori history (with a nod toward Polynesia because Maori travelled from there) so why not just
The Aotearoa New Zealand History Curriculum Outcome
Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com Regarding the new history curriculum, according to RNZ, “On Wednesday, Education Minister Chris Hipkins urged New Zealanders to check out the content and provide feedback before it was finalised.” It isn’t the easiest website to navigate but I eventually found, from the ‘draft curriculum’
Phrase of the Week
Gerry Son of a Gun Lit: a bachelor, a rogue, a cad or a bit of a chancer This phrase has a long history but it is possibly another nautical term harking back to the days of sail, when seamen would often smuggle women friends on board naval vessels. Whilst
NZ History Turned on Its Head
Information Satire By TWE History Explainer-editor: A recent excavation in a cave in a remote part of Westland has unearthed an explosive history changing discovery. A trove of documents written in a beautiful early Maori script along with photographs from the 1700s shows Maori were not in the ‘stone age’
Things That Make Me Go Hmm
“We were growers of our own kai, cleaners of our own rivers, and developers of our own land. That is not a stone-age culture, that is a sophisticated society.” Matthew Tukaki Spotted by the friend of a reader while hiking. I wonder if (along with the Musket Wars) this will
Myth-Making and Politics
Michael Bassett bassettbrashandhide.com We are all familiar with Donald Trump’s recent mythmaking. He “won” the election, all evidence to the contrary notwithstanding. Votes were either “stolen” from him, or, alternatively, the Democratic opposition shuffled in bags full of “illegal” ballots to swamp his stellar achievement. Trump’s efforts
New Zealand’s Path to Prosperity Began with Rejecting Democratic Socialism
Lawrence W. Reed fee.org Lawrence W. Reed is FEE’s President Emeritus, Humphreys Family Senior Fellow, and Ron Manners Global Ambassador for Liberty, having served for nearly 11 years as FEE’s president (2008-2019). He is author of the 2020 book, Was Jesus a Socialist? as well as Real
Martin Luther King Jr.’s 6 Principles of Non-violence
Hannah Cox fee.org Hannah Cox is a libertarian-conservative writer, commentator, and activist. She’s a Newsmax Insider and a Contributor to The Washington Examiner. Reconciliation has become a major theme in our political discourse, and rightfully so. For those who love our country and its foundations, bringing down the
New Zealand History as You’ve Never Seen It Before!
Rejected as unsuitable for publication by the University of Otago Press, but really liked by The BFD. Available on Amazon as an e-book or in paperback directly from the author in Canada. $25NZ (includes postage) Contact: corfieldwg@gmail.com