Ever since Rousseau blithered his pious nonsense, a great many Western thinkers have nursed the most extraordinary delusions about tribal societies. The myth of the “noble savage” is almost universal amongst certain segments of society. Few more than amongst the descendants of the tribal societies colonised from the 15th to
The often stark divide between audiences and critics has become a meme of its own in the era of review aggregator sites like Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic. Hollywoke has only made things worse for itself, churning out a wave of intersectional sludge that panders to the sort of coastal elite
Eleni Braat Utrecht University Ben de Jong Leiden University Dr. Eleni Braat is Associate Professor in the History of International Relations at Utrecht University. Her research interests focus on history of intelligence and state secrecy, and related political tensions during the 20th century. Dr. Ben de Jong is a guest
Jacinda Ardern has successfully implemented two divide and conquer strategies on a population largely oblivious to her machinations. Ardern’s joyful divide between the vaccinated and the unvaccinated was accompanied by a stealthy division of New Zealanders by race when He Puapua eventually became public knowledge. Ardern trails in the
British Conservative politician Kemi Badenoch certainly set the grievance-mongering left a-flutter when she had the temerity to dismiss one of their biggest bugaboos: colonialism. Badenoch, an ethnic Nigerian raised in that country until her teens, rejected the demonisation of colonialism because, “[I] know what we were doing before
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com Academics are sometimes justifiably accused of indolence, not a charge which could ever be laid at Auckland history Professor, Paul Moon’s door. Paul must be the most prolific book-writing academic, not merely in New Zealand but anywhere in the world and possibly, in
Today we used an online random number generator to select three winners from our membership base. In addition to this article, we will also contact the winners via e-mail. The Basic or Bronze membership winner is concernedkiwi The Silver membership winner is StaxM The Gold or Platinum winner is
We are running another yet fantastic giveaway for our members. The prizes are three copies of “Hoani’s Last Stand The Real Story of Rangiaowhia” by Piers Seed Summary: Using all the available accounts written by eye-witnesses, the author has written the most detailed account of the skirmish at
We are running another yet fantastic giveaway for our members. The prizes are three copies of “Hoani’s Last Stand The Real Story of Rangiaowhia” by Piers Seed Summary: Using all the available accounts written by eye-witnesses, the author has written the most detailed account of the skirmish at
Owen Cumming particle.scitech.org.au Owen is a science communicator with a background in ecology and evolutionary biology. Owen enjoys surfing, hiking and convincing himself that his terrible woodworking has a “rustic” look. He firmly believes that quokkas’ smiles imply malicious intent. Imagine running all day, every day, just
Like me, most BFD readers would be old enough to remember when Russia was feted as the emerging economic superpower. Through the late ’70s and early ’80s, the communist giant was hailed as the economic Next Big Thing that would put those upstart capitalist Yanks in their place, once and
Larry Bell PA Pundits – International Larry Bell contributes posts at the CFACT site. He heads the graduate program in space architecture at the University of Houston. He founded and directs the Sasakawa International Center for Space Architecture. He is also the author of Climate of Corruption: Politics and Power Behind
Cinema was perhaps the dominant art form of the 20th century. Its only serious rival was music, until it was overtaken in this early 21st century by videogames. Invented in the late 19th century, cinema quickly became a massive popular entertainment in the period between the early short films of
I recently read an excellent history of the Krakatoa explosion, Simon Winchester’s Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded. The book touches on everything from Dutch colonialism to how the discovery of gutta-percha revolutionised communications technology. It also, naturally, discusses similar supervolcanoes, such as Tambora – also in Indonesia – which
familyfirst.org.nz “Ahoy, shiver me timbers”, the seas are getting rough for poor old Popeye the Sailor. Dating back nearly 100 years, Popeye has been the loveable, one-eyed sailor that’s instantly recognisable for his huge forearms, anchor tattoos, and trusty pipe. Popeye gets his superhuman strength from
Peter Jacobsen fee.org Peter Jacobsen teaches economics at Ottawa University where he holds the positions of Assistant Professor and Gwartney Professor of Economic Education and Research at the Gwartney Institute. He received his graduate education George Mason University and received his undergraduate education Southeast Missouri State University. His research
