Remembering the USS Forrestal Fire
He mentioned helping to fight the fire, but said that the searching of the ship had affected him most. Engulfed in the flames and smoke, his friends had all died.
History
Such a Shameful Scandal, New Zealand
In this country we need to remove the blinkers, learn to be good parents, and make New Zealand a truly great place to bring up children.
Kamala’s ‘Inspiring’ Backstory and the Big Lie About ‘Unity’
Personally I think they are terrified and desperate. Deep down they know this woman is an incompetent buffoon.
How Good Was Ancient Egyptian Dental Hygiene?
Ancient Egyptians were fastidious about hygiene – did it include their teeth?
The Black Shirts Are the First Giveaway
Antifa sincerely dub themselves “Anti-Fascist” while behaving every inch the actual fascists.
Unprecedented Series of Events in US Politics
Harris is benefiting from short-term novelty value, simply because she is not Joe Biden.
The Cost of a Hoax
This is yet another cost of perpetuating an official narrative without evidence.
Presidential Candidates Used to Be Picked by Party Conventions
Had the old system been in place this year, there’s a chance that the Democrats might have avoided their current predicament.
A Historical View of Today’s Political Theater
It wasn’t until the first-ever televised presidential debate occurred between John F Kennedy and Richard Nixon in 1960 that the idea of face-to-face debates became a common thing.
The ‘Acceptable’ Hatred of Jews
We need to make clear that antisemitic views are not acceptable and that those who hold them are going to be stigmatised by society. And that starts with you.
No Hate Speech in NZ
Let terms like white supremacy, extermination and genocide remain where they lie buried – long ago and far away.
Goodbye to a Rag
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com When Stuff announced the closure of The Sunday News, I was stunned to learn it was still in existence. In its heyday decades back, it was famed for its pervading sleaziness, beatups over trivia and fictious sensationalism, for which evidently there was a market. Because
Going on Gut Reactions
Chris Trotter Democracy Project As angry Trump supporters filed out of the Butler showgrounds, many paused to hurl abuse at the media pack. As they vented their anger upon the assembled “mainstream” journalists, I couldn’t help recalling the behaviour of an even angrier crowd as it filed out of
Those Were No Ordinary Rabbits!
It’s one of the classic scenes of movie comedy: Tha’s nae ordinary rabbit! When Sorcerer Tim warns King Arthur and his questing knights that the way to the Grail lies through a cave “guarded by a creature so foul, so cruel that no man yet has fought with