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Ice Doesn’t Lie but Climate Scientists and Politicians Do
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The BFD Comment of the Week
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 Rebecca. Thank you Rebecca for taking the time to craft such an
The Heretic Pharaoh and His Artistic Revolution
As recently reported by The BFD, a recent, remarkable discovery in Egypt has uncovered a “lost city” at Luxor, abandoned when the heretic pharaoh Akhenaten moved the royal seat to a new capital at Akhetaten (now called Amarna). The move was part of Akhenaten’s attempt to radically reframe Egyptian
Why Are So Many Elites Leftists?
A mother writing for the Epoch Times asks the simple question: why are so many of the wealthy and elite leftist? “Why are all successful people leftists?” said my daughter, challenging me with a smile. “Not all of them. Those leftists are just very loud,” I replied. I knew she
The BFD Food Column: Napoleon Cake-Vanilla Slice
Part 1. Napoleon Cake/Vanilla Slice There are many types of traditional pastry, shortcrust pastry, choux pastry, but none of them as versatile and decadent as mille feuille (thousand sheets/pages), better known in the English speaking kitchen as puff pastry. Appearing in gastronomic literature in France in the 1600s,
Are COVID Fatalities Comparable with the 1918 Spanish Flu?
Ethan Yang aier.org Ethan joined AIER in 2020 as an Editorial Assistant and is a graduate of Trinity College. He received a BA in Political Science alongside a minor in Legal Studies and Formal Organizations. On April 23, 2021 The New York Times published an article titled “How Covid
China’s Population Control Visionary
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. Ma Yinchu was born
Deconstruction Zone: Funding UNRWA Harms Palestinians
Clifford Smith aijac.org.au The US Biden Administration’s recent decision to provide US$150 million (A$194 million) in funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) repeatedly cites concerns with how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting Palestinians. The message is clear:
53 Years of Abortion: 9,675,153 Lives Lost Since 1967 – One Unborn Baby Every 3 Minutes
righttolife.org.uk Today marks the 53rd anniversary of the Abortion Act coming into effect in 1968 – 6 months after it received Royal Assent. Since then, a staggering 9,675,153* unborn babies have lost their lives to abortion across England, Wales and Scotland — more than one death every three
Phrase of the Week
Gerry This phrase has mixed origins. It is suggested that the phrase first emerged in the 16th or 17th century implying that as lords were wealthy and could therefore indulge in drink, to be ’drunk as a Lord’ was based on the idea that aristocracy could indulge in drunkenness more
New Zealand Property Market: An Eerie Warning from the IMF
Simon Angelo wealthmorning.com Simon is the Chief Executive Officer and Publisher at Wealth Morning. He has been investing in the markets since he was 17. He recently spent a couple of years working in the hedge-fund industry in Europe. Before this, he owned an award-winning professional-services
Musings on ANZAC Day 2021
As last Sunday was ANZAC Day, at the 7.30am Mass at St Joseph’s Catholic Church in Takapuna that I customarily attend, the congregation was invited to stand at the end for a recorded trumpet rendition of the Last Post and Reveille, followed by the singing of our national
Putin’s Army of the Dead
They go in for some weird shit in the name of defence, those Russians. Whether it’s confounding the Luftwaffe by using WWI biplanes so slow that the fearsome Messerschmidt Me-109s couldn’t slow down to engage them without stalling, or simply retreating over an iced-over lake and
Why Is a Neanderthal like a Dollar?
Etymology is a fascinating subject. The threads connecting words are often fascinating and startling. Who would have thought, for instance, that chauvinism, meaning fanatical patriotism or prejudiced belief in the superiority of one’s own kind, is a twin (etymologically speaking) of Calvinism? But, rather than casting aspersions on Swiss