Jacob G. Hornberger mises.org The mainstream pro-Biden media is poking fun at Donald Trump’s suggestion that there could be fraud involved in the post-election receipt of mail-in ballots. Apparently, they’re not familiar with the election-theft case of Lyndon Johnson, who would go on to become president of
James Bradshaw James Bradshaw works for an international consulting firm based in Dublin, and has a background in journalism and public policy. Outside of work, he writes for a number of publications, on topics including politics, history, culture, film and literature. The Mrs. America historical drama series — broadcast on Ireland’
Simon Black Bahia Beach, Puerto Rico sovereignman.com In early 1948, a group of US Air Force officers were working on a secret research project in the California desert codenamed MX981. The purpose of MX981 was to test how extreme gravitational forces from fast-moving fighter jets would impact the human
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Katherine Kirkwood Queensland University of Technology After 35 years in Australia, the last plates of cheese toast will soon be served at Sizzler’s nine remaining outlets across Queensland, New South Wales and Western Australia. The family-friendly restaurant, famous for the all-you-can-eat salad bar and cheesy TV ads, was once
These days, a Democratic Republican Party sounds like an oxymoron, but it actually existed and had a long history in American politics. Founded in 1790 by Thomas Jefferson, it produced the third, fourth, and fifth presidents of the United States. A party candidate described as a political outsider and man
The other night on TV, there was a short feature about a young Polynesian New Zealander who had recently won the role of George Washington in the musical “Hamilton”, scheduled to begin its Sydney run early next year. Well done, him, were my first thoughts, but then I recalled some
You can purchase Nieuw Zeeland An English-Speaking Polynesian Country With A Dutch Name: A Humorous History of New Zealand by Geoffrey Corfield from Amazon today. 1905 – A Maori named Ruakenana from Ruatahuna, Urewera, has a vision and goes to see King Edward VII who was supposed to be visiting Gisborne
Simon Black Sovereign Valley Farm, Chile sovereignman.com On September 18 of the year 96 AD, a fairly obscure and elderly politician named Marcus Cocceius Nerva was proclaimed Emperor of Rome by the Senate. Rome was in chaos at the time; the empire had suffered from years of turmoil, economic
Nicole Lenoir-Jourdan Deakin University Yoko Ono once noted: “people respect wizards. But a witch, my god, we have to burn them”. Witches were maligned for centuries because of their perceived dark power and influence — but could this fear have stemmed from their commercial success? Witches have been savvy business women
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Mark Sutherland mercatornet.com Mark Sutherland is the curator of hallidaysutherland.com, a website that celebrates the life and work of Dr Halliday Sutherland. Mark is an experienced executive coach and facilitator and an accomplished public speaker. He lives in Sydney. March 17, 2021, will mark the centenary of the
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I have often argued that scientists and philosophers of the mind who turn to the great apes to compare with human minds are making a fundamental error. While the apes are genetically related to us, our evolutionary paths have diverged for millions of years. Millions of years in which apes
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