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Bruce Springsteen, born into a working-class family, wrote lyrics that resonated powerfully with two types of people – those living hand to mouth feeding their families on struggle street and the politicians intent on getting their votes. A powerful social conscience is evident throughout Springsteen’s music career but his early
Some people nicknamed it the American Stonehenge because it looked a little like the Neolithic Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England. The US Georgia Guidestones were four 19-foot-tall granite panels carved out of local stone in northeast Georgia and had been erected on 22 March 1980. The panels featured inscriptions in multiple
Chloe Swarbrick seems to be showing us she is not one of those cute cuddly Greens who can always find something good to say about everyone. Nope, she’s a whinging, nasty serial complainer, who thinks if she shrieks, scolds and stamps her foot then people will start listening to
It’s an old tradition for newspapers to run April Fool’s Day stories, and on first reading, Nick Cater’s Australian column on renewables subsidies might surely qualify. A quick check of readily available data, though, shows that this is no joke: the Australian government has spent billions of
Once again, a so-called “fact checker” has been caught lying through its teeth. It should surprise absolutely no-one that it was Australia’s ABC. These guys have woeful form, so much so that even their own colleagues have felt compelled to call them out. Now, they’ve peddled a whopper
James C Roberts James C Roberts served in the Reagan Administration from 1981–1984 and is the founder and executive chairman of Radio America, a national conservative radio network with more than 630 affiliates. Editor’s Note: In honour of National Vietnam War Veterans Day, we present this article by
Francis Menton cfact.org The effort to increase the percentage of electricity generated by intermittent renewable sources like wind and solar inevitably brings about large increases in the actual price of electricity that must be paid by consumers. The price increases grow and accelerate as the percentage of electricity generated
Gary Moller garymoller.com An Open Letter To the Esteemed Members of the New Coalition Government As someone who’s dedicated over fifty years to the fields of medical nutrition, sports medicine, and rehabilitation, I find myself compelled to address an issue of critical importance to our nation’s future:
Fred Too Some readers may recall that many moons ago Geoffrey Palmer called for a quango hunt given their proliferation and often dubious reasons for existing – “quango” meaning quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisation. These are organisations funded by taxpayers, but not controlled directly by central government. The Human Rights Commission is a
It seems day after day we are seeing news about some person who was apparently healthy being diagnosed with cancer and dying within weeks. Yesterday there was one such tragic article at Stuff. Christchurch single mother Naomi Argyle, 45, was told she had weeks to live just days after going
Rob Jenkins Rob Jenkins is an associate professor of English at Georgia State University – Perimeter College and a Higher Education Fellow at Campus Reform. He is the author or co-author of six books, including Think Better, Write Better, Welcome to My Classroom, and The 9 Virtues of Exceptional Leaders. In
Westerners, what the hell is wrong with you? seems to be the question that Indian-Australian author Ramesh Thakur would like to shake into the addled heads of the left-elite. Having witnessed first hand the suffocation of democracy in first India, then Fiji, Thakur is perplexed by the growing disdain for
Lomi Kriel and Lexi Churchill Co-published with The Texas Tribune This story was originally published by ProPublica propublica.org Series: Under the Gun: How Gun Violence Is Impacting the Nation As America emerged from the pandemic, communities continued to experience a rising tide of gun violence. School shootings and the
Michael Bassett 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. bassettbrashandhide.com The Labour Government lost the 2023 election when its support halved from 2020. It deserved to lose on
