I once saw a bumper sticker, “If you can read this, thank a primary school teacher”. The history wonk in me felt a strong urge to grab a sharpie, cross out the last three words and replace them with “Sumerian”. Of course, the history wonk knows that writing probably developed
Blockhead As the shadowboxing over the Ukrainian border continues, in the deep recesses of our minds there is the possibility that things could get out of control and the world faces a nuclear confrontation. Two books I have read recently deal with this theme. Ken Follett’s Never is a
As BFD readers will surely be aware, I’m no fan of the Solomon Islands government and its security pact with China. But, if nothing else, the whole affair serves to throw a harsh light on the rank hypocrisy of the media-political rhetoric over the Ukraine war. It also shows
Capitalist Information Opinion Like many folks, I have been following the news reports surrounding the gerrymander proposal for local body elections in Rotorua which even the Attorney General cannot pretend is justified. One presumes the intention is for a socialist local body power grab in perpetuity? Perhaps they think that
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Olivia Boyd familyfirst.org.nz Olivia Boyd is an enthusiastic, talented and motivated teenage student who is very passionate about supporting the pro-life movement, family values and ending human trafficking. Upon completion of her High School education, she intends to study law and psychology. She has an interest in human
Aaron Kheriaty brownstone.org Aaron Kheriaty, former Professor of Psychiatry at the UCI School of Medicine and Director, Medical Ethics at UCI Health, is a Senior Scholar of the Brownstone Institute. In his classic dystopian novel 1984, George Orwell famously wrote, “If you want a picture of the future, imagine
Misunderstandings are common enough in peacetime so it’s fully understandable that during times of war their frequency will be exacerbated and the contagion thereof more widespread. The ‘Battle of Manners Street’, which occurred sometime around 79 years ago this month, was whispered of in my cohort’s youthful 1960s,
Joe Wang brownstone.org Joe Wang, Ph.D., was a lead scientist for Sanofi Pasteur’s SARS vaccine project in 2003. He is now the president of New Tang Dynasty TV (Canada), a media partner of The Epoch Times. Warning Long read. 1816 words. For the past 20 years, medical
JM White Information Opinion Say what you like about Winston Peters. I remember listening to Parliament on the radio in the 1980s when he took on the Fay Richwhite Cook Islands fraud. Corruption had seeped sewer-like throughout the highest institutions in this land. But surely you know the whole sordid
By Cameron Slater ( *republished) I made this video some time ago for Skippy, my father-in-law. Some of the photos in the video were taken by him at Nui Dat. He was an Aussie serving with the NZ Army…he trained at Puckapunyal, Canungra and Singleton…many of the places mentioned
