It’s not for nothing that former prime minister John Howard took umbrage at what he called “the black armband view” of Australian history. While its fans would argue that it is a necessary correction to a “three cheers” worldview, the prevailing history narrative for the “intelligentsia” is little more
Michael Bassett bassettbrashandhide.com Political historian Michael Bassett CNZM is the author of 15 books, was a regular columnist for the Fairfax newspapers and a former Minister in the 1984-1990 governments During my days in Parliament, I participated in a few attempted, as well as successful, coups. They aren’t
Tom O’Connor MNZM, JP. SEPARATISM This is the fifth of a series of articles on inter-ethnic relationships in New Zealand in the early 21st century and the development of an informal duality of citizenship, the acceptance of that duality by community leaders and the long-term potential for dis-harmony. An
Dr Sheree Trotter israelinstitute.nz Apartheid is a potent term and one that occupies a special place in New Zealand’s social and political memory. Many New Zealanders remember the passion of the 1981 Springbok tour protests. Rugby lovers grumbled about sport and politics being mixed, while many students enthusiastically
Even thousands of years after they were created, and after centuries of scientific study, the relics of Ancient Egypt are still revealing surprising secrets. When we look at the elaborate reliefs and paintings decorating Egyptian tombs, its perhaps natural to think of craftsmen painstakingly labouring with delicate precision. Yet, a
Pancakes are one of the oldest known foodstuffs, made from cereals in prehistoric societies. Pancakes were being flipped and consumed circa 4000 BC when ‘writing’ was in its embryonic stage and the Bronze Age was just kicking off. The pancake is a very diverse food made since forever all over
Andrew M. McClellan San Diego State University Andrew M. McClellan’s research and teaching interests range widely across ancient and modern literature with a particular focus on the topic of violence (physical, rhetorical, metapoetic) in the arts and in the public sphere. He has published articles and book chapters on
Tom O’Connor MNZM, JP. SEPARATISM This is the fourth of a series of articles on inter-ethnic relationships in New Zealand in the early 21st century and the development of an informal duality of citizenship, the acceptance of that duality by community leaders and the long-term potential for dis-harmony. An
Hannah Cox mercatornet.com Hannah Cox is a libertarian-conservative writer, commentator, and activist. She’s a Newsmax Insider and a Contributor to The Washington Examiner. In the dystopian novel 1984, the government relied on the use of telescreens and informants to enforce its massive, repressive regime. And while that was
Living as we do in an age where every teenager with a mobile phone and an Instagram account can aspire to fame, we often forget that almost all written history ignores the vast bulk of the humans who lived and died. Until just a few centuries ago, anyone who wasn’
Hanukkah is the Jewish eight day winter time “Festival of Lights”. It is celebrated by a nightly lighting of candles, special prayers and the rather unhealthy tradition of eating fried foods. The festival celebrates the “miracle” that the oil in the lamp in the Jerusalem Temple lasted for eight days
Jonathan Miltimore fee.org Jonathan Miltimore is the Managing Editor of FEE.org. His writing/reporting has been the subject of articles in TIME magazine, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, Forbes, Fox News, and the Star Tribune. Bylines: Newsweek, The Washington Times, MSN.com, The Washington Examiner, The Daily Caller,
Tom O’Connor MNZM, JP. SEPARATISM This is the third of a series of articles on inter-ethnic relationships in New Zealand in the early 21st century and the development of an informal duality of citizenship, the acceptance of that duality by community leaders and the long-term potential for dis-harmony. An
Michael J. Socolow University of Maine Michael J. Socolow is the director of the McGillicuddy Humanities Center at the University of Maine and is a media historian whose research centers upon America’s original radio networks in the 1920s and 1930s. His scholarship on media history has appeared in Journalism
Here’s a little puzzle for you: a dam is drained and at its bottom are found the remnants of an old farm. Do you conclude that a) the water level was once as low or lower than now, when the farm was built; or b) that the find shows
