Challenger Blew up in a Different World
The disaster shocked the world and marked the beginning of the end for NASA.
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The Speech NZ Still Refuses To Confront
I wish National still had a leader like Dr Brash. Someone not scared to talk the truth.
Has Earth Seen Its Last ‘Ice Age’?
Over the next tens of thousands of years, it’s reasonable to assume that humanity will have pioneered numerous ways to geoengineer the planet’s climate on rapid timescales, so another ice age could very well be preventable.
When the Signals Are Ignored
In 2026, decades-long delays between cancer signals and action are no longer defensible. In an era of unprecedented analytic power, the absence of a dedicated mechanism for rapid, independent signal validation represents a profound public health failure.
This Widely Shared Claim Collapses Under Scrutiny
Did Palestinians shelter Holocaust survivors?
When Intervention Is Justified… or Not
Maduro deserved his fate. But ‘he deserved it’ is not a framework.
When Aussies Taught Yanks How to Fight
The Battle of Hamel was a milestone in modern warfare.
The Importance of Medieval Rats to Pandemic Profit
Those directing global health policy now have corporate bottom lines to consider, and have proven they can pull any sort of Medieval trick out of the bag to achieve it.
Hipkins Launches Labour’s Gaslighting Election Campaign
An election-year address that only works if New Zealanders have collective amnesia.
Why the US Will Not Follow Argentina
By the time voters demand real change, it will almost certainly be too late to avoid serious financial consequences.
The Rarest Act in Human History
What happens when the man with the military refuses the crown?
Francis Renouf, a Visionary and Symbol of Change
The New Zealander who gave the world a new kind of power.
