Unexpected History and Other Ramblings

A GUEST-POST about the Middle East and other topics by NEWZEALANDDOC   It’s late at night and I should be preparing for sleep but I’m restless. The gathering events not only of the past few days but of the past year have been plying me, pushing me, kneading me, and ...

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Why Were Winston Peters’s Comments About Indigeneity So Controversial?

by Vince McLeod Winston Peters created a controversy this week in Nelson when he said that Maori people are not indigenous ...

Decolonisation In Practice: A Historical Perspective

by Vince McLeod Find this article on Substack. It’s common to hear demands nowadays for something called “decolon...

THE BIRDS & THE BEES – LGBT IS BRAINWASHING YOUNG PEOPLE

Thomas S. It was during the spread of communism throughout Eastern Europe in the early 20th Century that Hungary first fell t...

Xu Xiaodong’s Cautionary Tale, Or What A Social Credit System Could Mean For New Zealand

by Vince McLeod Find this article on substack. Xu Xiaodong is a Chinese MMA fighter and wind-up merchant who has gained fam...