As I recently reported, a convicted right-wing terrorist in the UK has provided an example of a literal “Islamo-Nazi”, with his jailhouse conversion to jihadist Islam. But his is far from an isolated case. In fact, rather than just a right-wing pejorative, “Islamo-Nazi” is a disturbing confluence of hatreds that
The flurry of media and social media interest that greeted news of the landing of the Perseverance rover (and, incidentally, Ingenuity, the first helicopter on Mars) shows the enduring fascination that the Red Planet exercises over the popular imagination. The endless fascination with Mars seems strangely contrary to that of
waikanaewatch.org This clipping from the Tasman Times of 18 February was sent to us by a reader. Roger Childs says: “The comments [by the Labour MP] about the capture of Rangiaowhia are shocking lies. General Cameron decide to bypass strongly fortified pa of Paterangi to save casualties on both
Science writer Matt Ridley caused quite the stir when he published The Myth of Basic Science, arguing that the bulk of scientific discovery came from technological innovation – and rarely from government. Naturally, Ridley’s argument sent a million lab-coated troughers into a fit of the screaming mee-mees. But, much as
Here in Tasmania, professional Aboriginal agitators are going all-in on their latest campaign: to “hand back” “stolen” Aboriginal petroglyphs in Tasmanian museums. Never mind that, as one local Aboriginal man said, the museums actually saved the artworks from almost certain destruction. His preference, he said, was for the artefacts to
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I once had the dubious pleasure of being harangued by an elderly hippy about “Nibiru”, the supposed mysterious planet that was going to collide with the Earth in the next year. That was several years ago, so I can chalk that up to yet another end-of-the-world that I’ve survived.
On almost every ‘culture war’ controversy in New Zealand politics, I find myself feeling deeply frustrated. We live in a pseudo-democratic country. The loci of power and information, purportedly in service to the New Zealand public, are dominated by a class of persons who are ideologically invested in a foreign
Alice Gorman Flinders University Associate Professor in Archaeology and Space Studies, Flinders University On January 31, 1961, an intrepid chimpanzee called Ham was launched on a rocket from Cape Canaveral in the United States, and returned to Earth alive. In this process, he became the first hominin in space. In
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Our Truth, Ta Matou Pono: The Truth about Aotearoa Dear Sir, I have just received my Franklin County News and was surprised to read Carmen Parahi’s take on New Zealand’s history. There were always good and bad happenings throughout history. But looking at New Zealand history in particular,
Gerry On the Level This phrase is believed to have derived from a Freemasonry ritual in which the tools used for stone cutting and building were used to symbolise moral qualities. For example, newcomers to the Lodge are told as part of their initiation that the square implies straight dealing
