History
How African Kings and Merchants Controlled the Slave Trade
And profited handsomely from it.
The Long History of a Rubbery Subject
The long and the short of the evolution of the humble love glove.
Back in the USSR
Do you think that New York Mayor Mamdani’s socialist government grocery stores will work like those in capitalist countries or like those in the defunct Soviet Union?
How They Weaponize Gender Against Sex
Sex is reality, while gender is not. The concept and the word gender should be abandoned by people who respect either accuracy or truth.
My Thoughts on The Odyssey
A reflection on Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, exploring home, justice, suffering, faith, and what an ancient epic can still teach us about the modern world.
Waitaki Councillor and Broadcaster Jim Hopkins Dies
Hopkins was born in 1946 and spent most of his working life in and around broadcasting before he entered local government.
They Are Creating an Official Islam Commission
It’s astonishing how the far left actually believes that Islam is their ally… when in fact the woke fanatics will be the first ones thrown off the rooftops under Shariah law.
193 Schools Queue To Rediscover Walls
The traditional classroom can now return under a more modern name. Adaptive enclosed learning environment should do it. That allows schools to install four walls and a door without admitting the basic design was already familiar to everybody’s grandparents.
Why Britain’s New Marxist Leader Suddenly Loves Oil
There’s an old saying credited to a Rothschild about investing when there’s “blood in the streets.” He may be right. But he probably wasn’t picturing London when he said it.
We Should Have Paid More Attention
The deadly seeds of the ’70s burst into poison flowers in the 2000s.
The 1970s – By One Who Was There
With Andy Burnham set to take Britain back to the 1970s, Guy de la Bédoyère looks back at a golden and not-so-golden age where he spent some of his most formative years. What was it really like?