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Xi’s Hypocrisy Contains a Warning for NZ
Germany wishes, as with all countries, including America, peace and friendship. Adolf Hitler Those were the words of Adolf Hitler, in January 1939, less than half a year before he unleashed the German war machine without provocation and after the other Western powers had repeatedly granted extraordinary concessions to his
“Never Again” What?
Dave Pellowe The Goodsauce News 27 January 2021 I am challenged on this day, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, to explain exactly what the world promised when it swore “Never again!” in the wake of the realisation of the horrors of the Holocaust, ended only by the defeat of Germany at
History Will Come to Praise Trump, Not Bury Him
I’m old enough to remember when Australian prime minister Malcolm Fraser was vilified as a “fascist dictator” and his name defaced with Nazi swastikas. I’m also old enough to remember when Ronald Reagan was going to immolate the world in a nuclear holocaust. Yet Fraser went to his
Face of the Day
“Calls to can John Banks over ‘stone age culture’ comments about Maori on Magic Talk” The Spinoff At the signing of the treaty in 1840 had Maori: 1. Discovered metallurgy, smelting, smithing or any other type of metal working? 2. Discovered the wheel? 3. A written language created by Maori
UN Holocaust Memorial Day Events
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Bangladesh Moves to Revive Production of Muslin, Fabric of Legend
Rezwan globalvoices.org Muslin, the fine handwoven cotton fabric that originated in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, is now set for a revival. The fabric, produced from a variant of the cotton plant grown only in the area south of Dhaka, has a long history. Produced since pre-colonial times
Wherever You Spit!
Daniel Goldwater Chef CMRJ Jerusalem Israel Israel has a problem (that’s an understatement): wherever you throw a stone, wherever you spit or poke around in the dirt a little you might find something interesting. Israel has been populated by many different peoples over so many centuries so everything is
The BFD Food Column: Gravlax, Lox and Two Smoking Salmon
This will be the last entree dish in my fishy trifecta. Gravlax is a fish dish native to the Nordic regions and is made by curing salmon with salt and sugar, and flavoured with other herbs and spices. Gravlax, like smoked salmon, is eaten as finger food or as an
History in Schools
Michael Bassett bassettbrashandhide.com If modern New Zealand History is to be taught to all students in schools as promised by Jacinda Ardern then the curriculum should not start in 1840. By then Maori had been 500 years in Aotearoa, the last forty of them in a state of almost
Biden and Harris: The Great Uniters?
PA Pundits – International Mark Alexander papundits.wordpress.com If Biden and Harris had an ounce of genuine interest in “unity,” they would… “The influence of your personal character moderates the divisions of political parties…” George Washington (1789) In 1829, after being sworn into office for his first term by Chief
Deep-Fake
The luvvies are adither and aghast; someone is creating deep-fake clips satirising she who must not be satirised. Apparently, this is “terrible” and “disturbing”. The “Fisherman’s Friend”, Clarke Gayford, the fiancé of our Prime Minister asks, “Who is doing this, and why?” Created by ‘Genuine Fake New Zealand
Pathetic Palaver at the Puhoi Pub
I am aware that we are, for some, still in the holiday season, albeit at the end of it. I make this point because I know news outlets, fake or otherwise, must find getting a requisite number of newsworthy items a tad difficult. TV One News highlighted the problem by
11 of the Most Memorable Acts of Civil Disobedience in History
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
In the Asian Flu of 1957-58, They Rejected Lockdowns
Jeffrey A. Tucker aier.org Jeffrey A. Tucker is Editorial Director for the American Institute for Economic Research. He is the author of many thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press and nine books in 5 languages, most recently Liberty or Lockdown. He is also the editor of