Death to the BA… Let’s try a new Arts degree.
“… we don’t have a meritocracy, rather we suffer from a mediocracy.”
22Apr 
19Apr 
A Jewish Smackdown of Calvin’s Fatalism
“The Messiah is less a narrative, more a trauma response” – Dane Giraud
16Apr
Chloe Swarbrick and her politics of desecration
“Swarbrick came, quite literally, with one thing in mind: desecration.” – Dane Giraud
9Apr
The Woke Right are asleep to the facts
A recent post by William McGimpsey reflects a deeply flawed (applaud me for not using skin-deep), ahistorical, and culturally superficial understanding of social cohesion and immigration. McGimpsey seems to argue that racial similarity (specifically being “white British”) guarantees social cohesion. But this claim crumbles under even cursory historical scrutiny. If social cohesion truly followed pigmentation, […]
9Apr 
When apologies and silence replace inquiries and dissent
We Kiwis are an exceptional bunch, aren’t we? Unlike Australia, our flora and fauna is largely incapable of killing us, our pronunciation (while admittedly lazy) lacks that harsh ocker twang. And, of course, let’s not forget we’re modest to a fault. Every nation has its enduring national myths. We tell ourselves stories in part to […]
30Mar 
Incongruous and Ill-Conceived: Israel as Settler Colonialism
Settler colonialism is a relatively recent political construct that seeks to dismantle the structures of nations it deems fit its model, such as New Zealand, Australia, Canada and the USA. Israel is considered the archetypal settler colonialist project in this ideology. Settler colonialism is a totalising worldview that ignores historical realities to push a divisive […]
29Mar
A short personal history of defiance – finding enlightenment in the pages of Playboy
“… if rules are meant to be broken, censorship deserves to be smashed.” – Dane Giraud
27Mar
Settler Colonialism, Indigeneity and Activist Purity Laws
“While the democratic system that has dominated the western world for the past 200 to 300 years has many flaws, it remains one of the most stable systems of government.” – Sheree Trotter (@shereetrotter1)
24Mar
The Cult of Foucault and the Attack on Free Thought
“If law and morality are nothing more than expressions of power, then any claim to justice is merely another assertion of dominance” – Dane Giraud
13Feb 
Antisemitism goes beyond overt acts of hate – subtle forms of bias take their toll, too
“Understanding structural antisemitism also requires examining the Christian heritage of Western societies”