Off to the Gulag With Your Roman Salute
The fact that modernity can hijack history and reassign a gesture used from centuries before in a way that was relative to their time is complete nonsense.
History
The Unwritten Rules in the Treaty
Why claims of a missing ‘fourth article’ of the Treaty don’t stack up.
Some Warnings From the East
Towards post-totalitarianism in the West. This trend mirrors the tactics of post-totalitarian regimes in Eastern Europe during the 1970s and 1980s. Today’s totalitarianism comes draped in democratic theatre and self-congratulatory progressivism.
We Need A Confident Germany
If you like Western civilisation, you should encourage a confident Germany, because within the Black Forest beats the heart of the European spirit.
Never Again: 80 Years On
To keep the promise ‘Never Again,’ we must not only be watchful for true evil, but understand how good people lost their humanity.
Doom and Rockets and Coding Marathons
How a workaholic programmer revolutionised two fields.
Thoughts on Building Walls
Bert Kelly was opposed to protectionism: It was wrong, he said, because it created a situation in which governments granted favours to some, who were greatly enriched, at the expense of others.
A Journey Into the Hinterland
Simon has the same skill and empathy, writing with a light and often whimsical touch but always respectful toward his subjects. He has captured a part of New Zealand that is slowly but irrevocably disappearing
Face of the Day
While she hopes that sharing what happened will help to prevent such horrors from being repeated, Mindu is deeply saddened by what is happening in the world today. “Our main aim is to stop hatred, prejudice and segregation. I know I survived to tell our story and make sure people never forget.”
The Utter Myth of ‘Invasion Day’
Australia was never invaded, no matter what the whiners want us to believe.
George Orwell’s Green and Pleasant Land
We are fighting against all those who seek to disinherit us or to pretend that there is no inheritance to be had.
NASA Did Not Invent Velcro
Public vs private innovation: the next time there is proposed legislation on the table to fund research and development, think twice about the history and the costs of state-funded innovation.
The Longest Inaugural, but the Shortest Presidency
The story of President William Henry Harrison.
As Los Angeles Burns, the Left Fiddles
If there’s any silver lining to this tragedy in California, it’s that this may be the final straw where even the most ardent leftists finally reach their breaking point.
