It’s undeniable that too many Western elites are willfully blind to the threat of China. As Clive Hamilton details in Silent Invasion, China is using skullduggery, from “Belt and Road Initiative” bribery to outright espionage and intimidation, to undermine and infiltrate the institutions of the West. But whilst the
In his fascinating book, Long Trek South, Tasmanian historian Barry Brimfield chronicles the history of human settlement in Tasmania as consisting of waves of different language groups, over thousands and tens of thousands of years. Only a die-hard romanticist would imagine that these waves of settlement were entirely peaceable affairs.
Where do you think today’s photo was taken? Please put View From My Window in the subject line Yesterday’s view was of St George, Bermuda taken from the Dockyard to St George ferry. NOTE: We prefer photos to be from a window with preferably part of the window
LONDON—Boris Johnson won the race to lead the ruling Conservative Party and become Britain’s next prime minister, repeating in his victory speech a pledge to pull the nation out of the European Union by Oct. 31—but the challenge he faces to meet that deadline became quickly apparent.
Topics covered include: * The confusion about Islam by the Left * What we need to learn from history about Islam * The nanny state and the reporting of facts * Generational thinking * Can Islam ever live at peace? * How are we becoming Islamized? If you have a great Youtube or Vimeo video to
While it’s mildly surprising that vegan activists have been able to summon up the strength to carry their recent campaign of intimidation and violence against farming families, what’s been truly shocking is the indulgence with which police have treated these soy-powered terrorists. When militants raided a goat farm
Where do you think today’s photo was taken? Please put View From My Window in the subject line Yesterday’s view was of Matata, Eastern Bay of Plenty NOTE: We prefer photos to be from a window with preferably part of the window in the shot. They do not
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Stumbled across this amazing little video on YouTube from PBS about Israel’s recent (well not so recent now) discovery of huge offshore natural gas reserves that could mean a profound transformation for Israel’s economy. At 5.10 Tamar Zandberg, a member of the Knesset says the gas revenues
Very interesting graphic from Domo. Utterly mind-boggling numbers. Remember this is every minute, every day, 24×7.
It’s no surprise that the media class live in an elite bubble. Like the rest of the political-cultural elite, the media keep themselves carefully isolated within the quinoa-proof fence that surrounds the inner cities and the hubs of taxpayer-funded sinecures. These globalist nomenklatura keep themselves as distant from the
In a kind universe, New Zealanders should have long forgotten the name “Peter Fitzsimons”, after he played for the losing Australian side against the All Blacks way back in 1990. Unfortunately, New Zealanders have fared no better than Australians, as Pirate Pete snaffled himself a lucrative media career. So it
