Jonathan Rosen writes: Thirty-seven years ago, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Supreme Leader and founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, sentenced Salman Rushdieto death on Valentine’s Day for writing a novel. It is hard to write that sentence without feeling it is a parody of the opening line of Franz Kafka’s The Trial: “Someone must have slandered Josef K.,…
The Rushdie fatwa
The Rushdie fatwa
30 Mar 2026 Leave a comment
in defence economics, economics of crime, economics of education, economics of religion, law and economics, liberalism Tags: free speech
Believe women – except Jewish ones
29 Mar 2026 Leave a comment
in defence economics, discrimination, economics of crime, gender, law and economics, laws of war, politics - Australia, war and peace Tags: Gaza Strip, Israel, Middle-East politics, regressive left, war against terror
Grace Tame was the 2021 Australian of the Year for her work as an advocate of survivors of sexual abuse. Sadly, but not surprisingly, she is only an advocate for rape and sexual abuse victims if they are not Jewish. News.com.au reports: Child safety campaigner Grace Tame has come under fire for suggesting rapes and…
Believe women – except Jewish ones
Joseph Goebbels-An Evil little man
28 Mar 2026 Leave a comment
in defence economics, economics of media and culture, war and peace Tags: Nazi Germany, World War II
Before joining the Nazi Party (NSDAP), Joseph Goebbels (1897–1945) held a doctorate in German literature but struggled to establish himself as a writer and was unemployed. His exceptional rhetorical skills enabled him to rise rapidly within the party, where he became a key figure in disseminating National Socialist, anti-republican, and antisemitic propaganda. Adolf Hitler rewarded […]
Joseph Goebbels-An Evil little man
Labour’s fuel crisis policy is silence
27 Mar 2026 Leave a comment
in defence economics, energy economics, politics - New Zealand, transport economics, war and peace Tags: Iran
The Herald reports: Labour leader Chris Hipkins isn’t providing an alternative plan of action to help struggling New Zealanders facing pain at the pump and the threat of rising prices elsewhere. Asked repeatedly what alternatives Labour could suggest, Hipkins said the onus to present ideas was on the current Government. He gave some principles, such…
Labour’s fuel crisis policy is silence
Taking comfort from the 1970s
27 Mar 2026 Leave a comment
in defence economics, economics of regulation, energy economics, politics - New Zealand, war and peace Tags: Iran
When a story recently emerged about the government getting advice on carless days under the Petroleum Demand Restraint Act, older New Zealanders will have felt a warm flush of nostalgia. The 1979 restrictions brought coloured windscreen stickers announcing the weekday car owners had promised not to drive. Thursday proved the most popular choice. A thriving black market followed. Forty-three percent of vehicles secured exemptions.
Taking comfort from the 1970s
Frederick Forsyth reviews
26 Mar 2026 Leave a comment
in defence economics, economics of education
Frederick Forsyth (1938 to 2025) was an English novelist and journalist. He’s best known for the string of meticulously researched popular thrillers he wrote in a 30-year career between the early 70s and the early Noughties. He wrote 14 novels in total, none of them as good as the debut, his first and best novel […]
Frederick Forsyth reviews
James Stewart-WW2 Hero
26 Mar 2026 Leave a comment
in defence economics, movies, war and peace Tags: World War II
Stewart’s draft number was 310, and when he appeared before Draft Board No. 245 in West Los Angeles in February 1941, the 6’3” actor weighed just 138 pounds—five pounds under the minimum requirement. He was rejected for service. Undeterred, Stewart took matters into his own hands. Aware he was nearing the age limit for flight […]
James Stewart-WW2 Hero
How much more will oil prices have to go up?
22 Mar 2026 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, defence economics, energy economics, war and peace Tags: Iran, Oil prices
[Robin] Brooks: So let me give you two ways of thinking about what’s going on, both of them are really about trying to think about what kind of risk premia need to be priced in oil, given all the massive uncertainty that we have. The first way that I’ve been thinking about this is—I spent […]
How much more will oil prices have to go up?
The True Story of the Great Escape
21 Mar 2026 Leave a comment
in defence economics, economics of crime, International law, law and economics, laws of war, movies, war and peace Tags: Nazi Germany, World War II
During World War II, one of the most daring and ambitious prisoner-of-war (POW) escapes in history took place in the German POW camp Stalag Luft III. Known as “The Great Escape,” Allied airmen executed this remarkable event, which demonstrated extraordinary resilience, ingenuity, and bravery in their pursuit of freedom. While the escape itself was a […]
The True Story of the Great Escape
The 1943 German law that denies justice to be done.
19 Mar 2026 Leave a comment
in defence economics, economics of crime, International law, law and economics, laws of war, war and peace Tags: extradition, Nazi Germany, World War II
In 1943 a law was passed in Germany which gave all foreign Waffen SS members the German nationality by default. This law still prevents extradition of WWII War criminals to be extradited to their native countries, because these men have the German nationality , and Germany does not extradite it’s own citizens. These are just […]
The 1943 German law that denies justice to be done.
If Iran stopped exporting oil
16 Mar 2026 Leave a comment
in war and peace, industrial organisation, macroeconomics, economic growth, International law, international economics, energy economics, business cycles, resource economics, defence economics Tags: Iran
By ChatGPT-5.2 If Iran’s oil exports alone stopped, the world would feel it, but it would probably be a serious price shock rather than an immediate global supply collapse. Iran has recently been exporting roughly 1.1–1.5 million barrels a day, close to its 2025 average of about 1.69 million barrels a day, with China buying more than 80% of those shipped […]
If Iran stopped exporting oil
Stagflation, Recession? Probably Not
16 Mar 2026 1 Comment
in defence economics, energy economics, international economics, war and peace Tags: Iran
See Why the Oil Shock Probably Won’t Derail the Economy. And One Way It Might: The U.S. is a net petroleum exporter and productivity is improving, but the bigger risk is stubborn inflation by Greg Ip of The WSJ. Stagflation combines the words stagnation and inflation. If oil prices rise, supply shifts to the left because the…
Stagflation, Recession? Probably Not
Max Hastings believes anti-Israel libel because he saw it at the BBC
15 Mar 2026 Leave a comment
in defence economics, International law, laws of war, war and peace Tags: Gaza Strip, Israel, media bias, Middle-East politics, regressive left, West Bank
The Times published an opinion piece by Max Hastings which includes errors and libels, and is based on a premise so unserious that a gutsy… The post Max Hastings believes anti-Israel libel because he saw it at the BBC appeared first on CAMERA UK.
Max Hastings believes anti-Israel libel because he saw it at the BBC
German Civilians Facing Crimes of the Nazis
15 Mar 2026 1 Comment
in defence economics, International law, laws of war, war and peace Tags: Nazi Germany, The Holocaust, World War II
To say that the Germans were the only ones responsible for the Holocaust would be a mistake. They had plenty of willing helpers in the occupied countries and outside the occupied territory. Regardless of what some governments say nowadays, that their nations had no part to play in the biggest genocide ever committed, they are […]
German Civilians Facing Crimes of the Nazis
Why is Phil Twyford publicly endorsing a Marxist group which supports the Iranian dictatorship?
13 Mar 2026 Leave a comment
in defence economics, International law, laws of war, Marxist economics, war and peace Tags: Iran, Israel, Middle-East politics, regressive left, war against terror
Last night I and a number of NZ Against Hamas members attended what was for me one of the most entertaining events of the last 12 months: a mass protest of a few hundred Kiwi Iranians against a dozen or so elderly communists who turned up to a meeting in Mt Eden War Memorial Hall…
Why is Phil Twyford publicly endorsing a Marxist group which supports the Iranian dictatorship?
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