History
The Trees That Burn Australia
It’s a curious thing: the people most obsessed with climate change seem to have the most trouble grasping the concept of “change”. They seem to live with a peculiar delusion that the climate of the middle 1960s — just coincidentally, the heyday of the Boomer Establishment’s youth — is somehow
The Strange History of the Chip
When animated comedy Over the Hedge wanted to emblemise modern fast-food culture, it chose “the chip”. Granted, the chip in that instance was a corn chip, but a major plot device of the film is the protagonist’s obsession with a particular brand of potato chip. The origin of the
The BFD Food Column: Kugel Yerushalmi
Vas is das? Kugel is another one of those long-cooking Sabbath dishes from the Jewish kitchen, combined with eggs and in some cases caramel, and overcooked. Kugel is more often dark brown in colour, compressed and squished in texture. At first glance kugel is wholly unappetising, to say the least,
COVID and the Eureka Flag
Balding multimillionaire leftist Peter FitzSimons, who is as much a historian as the Fifty Shades books are great literature, recently had quite the dummy-spit over Australia’s Freedom protesters adopting the Eureka flag. With his characteristic grasp of historical fact, FitzSimons blustered that the protesters “know nothing of Eureka”. The
A Hugely Deserved Honour
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com The bi-yearly honours list invariably invites controversy with some recipients deemed to be unworthy. It’s going on in Britain now with massive outrage over Tony Blair’s knighthood, understandably in his case. Nigh on a million signatures have been garnered for a petition demanding
The Curious Case of the Germans Who Didn’t Bark
I must admit that I haven’t watched the Joe Rogan/Robert Malone podcast (I’ve barely watched Rogan at all, in fact), but that hasn’t stopped me noticing one of the biggest take-homes most people seem to have gleaned from it: “mass formation psychosis” (MFP). Malone, stepping beyond
Last Friday Was a “Supreme” Example of a Superpower in Decline
Simon Black sovereignman.com Simon Black, as James Hickman is more commonly known, is the Founder of Sovereign Man. He is an international investor, entrepreneur, and a free man. His daily e-letter, Notes from the Field, draws on his life, business and travel experiences to help readers gain more freedom,
Othering Unvaccinated Persons
Jared McBrady brownstone.org Jared McBrady is an Assistant Professor in the History Department at SUNY Cortland. In my teaching, I prepare undergraduate students to become high school history teachers. In one course, teacher candidates prepare and deliver mock lessons. Their peers play the role of high school students, and
How Cup Noodles Became One of the Biggest Transpacific Business Success Stories of All Time
Alisa Freedman University of Oregon Alisa Freedman is a Professor of Japanese Literature, Cultural Studies, and Gender at the University of Oregon and Editor-in-Chief of the U.S.-Japan Women’s Journal. See a container of Cup Noodles at a convenience store and you might think of dorm rooms and
From Clogs to Clogs in Three Generations
J M White My grandfather William, aged 9, arrived in Port Chalmers on board the clipper ship Peter Denny on 3 September 1873. With him were his three siblings: two-year-old Jessie, his brother Adam, aged 7, and his older sister Alison aged 11. Seven children died from dysentery on that
Hideouts, Harbours and Homes
Christian Cooijmans University of Liverpool Chris is a research fellow at the University of Liverpool. His research focuses on the reach and repercussions of Viking movement across the Frankish realm. For many years, archaeologists and historians have provided an increasingly informed insight into the dynamic world of the Vikings, chipping
Ordinary Men by Christopher R. Browning
Alexander McRae If you are familiar with Jordan Peterson then you would have heard of the book Ordinary Men. It is about the 101 Battalion Reserve Police during 1943 in Poland written by Christopher R. Browning. The book has been on my list for a long time but I felt
Dr John Robinson – Searching for the Truth
Democracy Action democracyaction.org.nz Recently we interviewed Dr. John Robinson, former university lecturer, and research scientist and prolific author of books about the historical development of New Zealand. Here he tells us what inspires him to search for the truth. DA: Where did you come from? JR: I grew
The Rise of Fascism under Ardern
**This article has been republished. It is one of the most popular articles from 2021. Following World War I, fascism evolved in Europe as a political and economic system. Extreme nationalism, authoritarianism, and a state-run economy are its three main traits. Indeed, in terms of economics, fascism is primarily a