Thousands of Structures Hidden in the Amazon
Large swathes of the jungles were cleared a thousand years ago.
History
Pyrrhus and Hawke Have Words for Luxon
How many more of Luxon’s leadership victories can National afford?
The Telegraph and Fascism
The people who shout “fascist” at every challenge to that coalition are not defending liberalism. They are defending their own preferred form of control. And in doing so, they are helping to till the very ground in which real authoritarianism can take root.
Operation Midnight Hammer – Impressive but Fragile
Last year’s attacks on Iran showed American capabilities are impressive – but also fragile.
The Growing Threat From the Far Right?
Our own intelligence service is telling us that violent extremism doesn’t belong exclusively to the right, or the left. Perhaps we should start listening. Because a threat that we’ve persuaded ourselves doesn’t exist is much harder to stop.
A Holiday Destination for 10,000 Years
Hunter-gatherers were paddling to Malta for some sun and hunting.
RNZ’s Te Reo Policy Dovetails With He Puapua
Māori history and culture is obviously a very important strand in New Zealand society – and often a fascinating one – but the bowdlerised and black-armband version that RNZ provides only hurts its credibility.
What Anthony Fauci Teaches Us
Fauci is now, in fact, retired. But that racket he oversaw continues on – moving money and expanding federal power at whatever level the political class can get away with at the moment.
The Sin-Eaters’ Morbid Menu
We no longer hire miserable wretches to sit by our corpses and eat our misdeeds. Instead, we have public relations firms, crisis management consultants, and political spin doctors who will gladly swallow our worst behaviour and tell the world it tastes like heaven.
Was the Female of the Species Better Hunting than the Male?
Early humans probably targeted female mammoths.
The Coup in Search of a Philosophy
Karl Marx’s greatest legacy was not his economics, but the institutions that gave his revolutionary ideas a second life.
A Look at Dunedin’s Dark Secret
Cherry Farm was finally shut down in November 1992. One might think that Dunedin’s notorious treatment of mentally ill patients ended there. Sadly, that is not the case. There has been yet another recent investigation by the Chief Ombudsman this time concerning Wakari Hospital.
How African Kings and Merchants Controlled the Slave Trade
And profited handsomely from it.