“Who controls the past,” ran the Party slogan, “controls the future… history is continuously rewritten. This day-to-day falsification of the past, carried out by the Ministry of Truth, is as necessary to the stability of the regime as the work of repression and espionage.” – George Orwell, 1984 The necessity to
Lachie Scarsbrook University of Oxford Kieren Mitchell Nic Rawlence University of Otago Kieren Mitchell’s research revolves around determining the relationships among different species and groups of animals as a framework for studying broader evolutionary processes, such as adaptation, convergence, dispersal, diversification, and extinction. Nic Rawlence has an undergraduate degree
If we’re to believe the political left and the legacy media, slavery is the root evil of America. The ludicrous, historically illiterate 1619 Project won a Pulitzer for its risible thesis that slavery was the foundation of America, the source of all its wealth, and the cause of every
“The words of this wizard stand on their heads… In the language of Orthance help means ruin, and saving means slaying, that is plain” J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings. As scholar Tom Shippey points out, Saruman is the most “modern” character of The Lord of the
The Loss of the Maori Language Hello, it’s All things Political with John Porter on Bay FM. During the recent Maori Language Week, I noted that many prominent Maori spoke about their beatings for speaking Maori. Dover Samuels gave evidence to the Waitangi Tribunal in 2015 about the beatings
Stuart Smith National MP Kaikoura Below is Stuart Smith’s response. Her majesty Queen Elizabeth II spent virtually her entire life in the service of others. I cannot think of any other leader or head of state who was as devoted, pragmatic and fair in their reign as the Queen
Ludwig von Mises mises.org Ludwig von Mises was the acknowledged leader of the Austrian school of economic thought, a prodigious originator in economic theory, and a prolific author. Mises’s writings and lectures encompassed economic theory, history, epistemology, government and political philosophy. It has already been pointed out that
Michael Cook mercatornet.com Michael Cook is the editor of MercatorNet. He lives in Sydney, Australia. On April 7, 2020 Cardinal George Pell walked out of Barwon Prison, in Victoria, a free man. Australia’s High Court, in a unanimous 7-0 decision, had quashed his conviction for sexually abusing two
righttolife.org.uk Thousands of people across the United Kingdom stopped for a minute of silence at 11:41am to commemorate the 10 million lives that have been lost to abortion in England, Wales and Scotland since the Abortion Act was introduced in 1967. It is projected that the 10
Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com Lindsay Mitchell has been researching and commenting on welfare since 2001. Many of her articles have been published in mainstream media and she has appeared on radio, TV and before select committees discussing issues relating to welfare. Lindsay is also an artist who works under
Colonialism sure gets a bad rap, these days. Or at least, one type of colonialism does: European empires. Never mind that empire was the default political setting of nearly the whole world for the last 6,000 years or so. Even the few exceptions that didn’t have formal empires,
Information Opinion In the 1890s the US Supreme Court entrenched what was known as the “Separate But Equal” doctrine, bypassing the concept of everybody being equal under the law. This meant that segregation and discrimination along racial lines was legal so long as services were available to each race. For
By Adam Plover Summary In order to address the issue of whether the colonisation of New Zealand by the British was of benefit to the native people it is necessary to understand how they were living at the time of discovery of the islands of New Zealand by the outside
Joanne M. Pierce mercatornet.com Joanne Pierce is a professor emerita in the Department of Religious Studies at the College of the Holy Cross, in Massachusetts. Her research interests include liturgical studies, medieval Christianity, ritual studies, ecumenical theology, theology and speculative/science fiction. Thousands of Christian cathedrals and churches rang
James Clifford Kent Royal Holloway University of London Dr James Clifford Kent is a London-based documentary and portrait photographer. He lectures on visual culture at Royal Holloway, University of London. His practice-led teaching and research focuses on curatorial and photographic practice, public engagement, and visual culture. The late Queen Elizabeth
Don Brash bassettbrashandhide.com Don Brash was Reserve Bank Governor from 1988 to 2002, and National Party Leader from 2003 to 2006. The following was written by Don Brash in his capacity as Trustee for Hobson’s Pledge. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth has passed away, and the overwhelming majority of
