Sport
How the Feds Enabled a Predator
The Catholic Church has been rightly reviled for its years of covering up for the horrendous crimes of a small core of paedophiles in its ranks. So why aren’t other organisations who are still doing the same not subject to the same opprobrium? Think schools, for example: abusers are
Tokyo Paralympics: Why Para Taekwando Is the Most Thrilling New Sport
Jožef Šimenko University of Essex Dr Jožef Šimenko is a Lecturer in the Essex Pathways Department at the University of Essex. He is a module leader for the Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology module. He joined the Pathways department in August 2019. For fans of martial arts, Tokyo 2020 was
NFL Continues to Make Life Difficult for Those Who Do Not Get the Vaccine
John Simmons newsbusters.org Imagine a world in which a professional athlete – in peak physical shape — could be ridiculed and punished for not taking an experimental vaccine for a disease with a minimal death rate. Sounds too ridiculous to actually happen, right? Well, not exactly. Bills wide receivers Isaiah McKenzie
40 Years Ago the Springbok Rugby Tour Divided New Zealand
Eliora Here are two book reviews that are very different from each other, but equally good reminders that 40 years ago a Springbok rugby tour divided New Zealand. The violence that occurred has been at times labelled as eight weeks of “Batons, Brawls, Barbed wire and Boks.” Hold The Line
Winning on the Water, DNA, and Cancel Culture
Hobson’s Pledge Trust A scrap between a couple of entrepreneurs, Sir Ian Taylor and Troy Bowker, would probably have died a quiet death if Bowker was not part-owner of the Hurricanes rugby team, according to talk show host Peter Williams. See Troy Bowker In response to a post
Press Statement from Troy Bowker
Troy Bowker My discussion on Linkedin In with Sir Ian Taylor was never intended to involve rugby or my involvement with the Hurricanes as a shareholder and board director. However, it is clear that this has become the central focus for the media rather than the important issues around New
Get Woke, Go Broke: Footlong Version
You’d think corporations would have got the memo by now. Gilette, Nike, Coca-Cola. From the biggest (Disney) to small companies (Black Rifle Coffee, Handsome Her Cafe), and Hollywood (Ghostbusters 2016, Ocean’s 8). The lesson should be clear: Get Woke, Go Broke. But there’s always another company
Bench Rest Shooting: The Grendel
OAP The Grendel I bought this to be a useful target rifle, but I miscalculated. It has several weaknesses and overcoming these for a club competition rifle is an ongoing problem. It is the light sporter model with a contoured barrel, it has an impossibly heavy trigger and the stock