Not the Oldest Culture We’ve Been Told
Contemporary Aboriginal Australian culture is no older than any other.
History
Removing the ‘Great’ From Britain
Opposition is being extirpated, politically and through social media and traditional media outlets. But the people of these great isles are strong and pragmatic.
The Craziest Prices in the Fertile Crescent!
An ancient cuneiform tablet turned out to be a 3,500 year old furniture receipt.
The DNA Zookeeper Who Decoded the Woolly Mammoth Genome
A mammoth step for conservation… and perhaps resurrection?
Eating Weka
His cuisine entrée each night was sweet and sour weka, the bird being rife thus not protected there.
The Geneva Conventions: Do the Laws of War Still Have a Chance?
It is precisely in the gravest situations, when politics and other laws have failed to prevent war, that these rules are most needed.
Wagner: Can This Composer Hit the Right Note in 2024?
We cannot ignore the history intertwined with Wagner: it carries deep, troubling associations for many.
The Marine and Coastal Area Act Misinformation
if the coalition’s proposed law change contains “tikanga”, it cannot safeguard the public interest in the coast from the actions of activist judges in the future.
Zodiac Cyphers and Killer Clowns
The Zodiac cypher has been busted – and did John Wayne Gacy have help?
C-19: An Orchestrated Litany of Lies
They were not very good scientists before the pandemic and they are still not very good now
Tough Questions for Kamala Harris’ Reparations Plans
A racial spoils system – and that’s all these proposals really are – is the surest way imaginable to inflame race hatred in America. The cost would be immeasurable and the benefits imaginary.
Is Javier Milei Doing It?
Contrary to the dire predictions, the results of Milei’s policies have been better than even many of his supporters had dared hope.
Olympic Dam’s Gold Medal Performance
Australia could establish an Asia-Pacific office for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). We could host conferences and bring the world’s best nuclear minds here.