The Polish Priest Who Brought Down Communism
Things worked well for a week, but the weights tied to the body failed to keep him submerged and when he floated to the top of the water, the brutality of the Polish People’s Republic was exposed.
History
Trump Cannot Afford to Forgive Them
If Trump chooses to forgive his enemies, he will become exactly like Caesar.
Christchurch Memorial RSA Delivers Powerful Tribute
Perhaps it’s time for council staff to shift their focus from internal accolades on LinkedIn and instead concentrate on connecting with and listening to the community they represent.
Was John Locke a Proto-Libertarian?
We will never know whether Locke would have embraced the label ‘libertarian’ were he alive today, but he did recognise the essential pre-political human rights to freedom and property.
Kristallnacht’s Legacy Still Haunts Hamburg
Even as the city rebuilds a former synagogue burned in the Nazi pogrom. Eighty-six years after the November Pogrom, Germany is still working through its past.
Face of the Day
Sir Robert Gillies, known universally as Bom (Koro Bombom to his mokopuna) passed away on Thursday, November 7, in Rotorua. He was 99.
What They Think They Know, Ain’t So
Debunking the most common anti-Christian calumnies
Is the Writing on the Wall?
Trump is today’s George Washington, who was shot at as he crossed the Delaware fighting against British Tyranny. Doesn’t history like to repeat itself?
They Were Not ‘Just the Same’ as Us
It’s a mistake to assume that mediaeval people thought just as we do.
The Woke Train Has Barely Left
We are not even close to peak woke. All attempts to convince or persuade Americans to rein in wokeness are futile.
Censorship Attacks the Pursuit of Truth
Just as free markets evolve toward wealth, a free marketplace of ideas will evolve toward truth.
