History
The NHS and Cousin Marriage
It’s precisely because cousin marriage is less common now that the problems it causes have become more conspicuous in Britain or other places among those accustomed to perpetuating the practice.
The Erasure of Jewish Memory
When the Holocaust is stripped of its Jewish meaning, it does not produce universal solidarity – it produces a moral vacuum in which antisemitism can once again speak the language of virtue.
The Reason for Death Rituals
In just a few days, many Christians will be celebrating Ash Wednesday, and we will hear the words “Meménto, homo, quia pulvis es, et in púlverem revertéris”.
America Is United on Only One Issue
This isn’t going away. It’s going to get worse. We haven’t even scratched the surface of the rot. And you can’t rebuild trust until you cut all of it out.
They Knew Where He Was
The question is what the world will finally demand of those who turn cemeteries into concealment, children into soldiers, humanitarian aid into weapons – and death itself into strategy.
This Seems To Be a National Illness
If the billions that Australia devoted to bans and buybacks had instead been used to understand and treat mental health, including phobias, perhaps we would have something other countries would be interested in.
Waitangi Day 2026
The coalition, in spite of claiming they are committed to equal rights and opposed to race-based law, is not doing nearly enough to protect New Zealand from the threat of tribal rule.
The Myth and the American Manifesto
We did not find America: we willed it into being and the fates lacked the nerve to say no.
The Treaty or Te Tiriti? It Matters…
In election year it is time to wake up lazy political aspirants. Quiz them. Do they know what they are signing up to if they talk about “Te Tiriti”?
Waitangi Day – A Day of Pride
Waitangi Day will never bring unity. New Zealand Day just might.
The Forgotten Master Who Made C S Lewis
He died in 1905. Lewis called him the closest writer to the Spirit of Christ. The church buried him anyway.
On the Cession of Sovereignty, the Record Is Clear
History should discipline politics, not be reshaped by it. On sovereignty, the record is clear – but politically inconvenient for some.
The Panic of 1857: An Austrian View
A massive amount of money was created, interest rates fell below the natural rate, and money flowed into malinvestments of higher-order goods like land and railroad construction.
Diving into Obscurity: the Films of Jesus Franco
How a trash-cult auteur helped shape modern cinema.