In 2015 Justin Trudeau announced a Canadian cabinet that was a 50/50 split between men and women. When questioned on why this was done – he delivered the patronising quip, “Because it’s 2015.” Not choosing the best people for the job is an appalling disservice to his country – in
It’s fun to watch videos of American graduates being asked geography questions. Not only do many of these students think that Australia is in Europe, that Africa is a country rather than a continent, and that NZ is in Middle Earth (we’ll give them a pass on that
What is a Woman? The current nominee for the Supreme Court of the United States says she is “not a biologist” and as such cannot define what a woman is. I am here to help. My alma mater, Otago University, despite having a medical school, could probably use my help
I should have known better, but we all slip every now and then. In this case, it wasn’t my New Year’s resolution to lose a few kilos and eat healthy foods but rather, despite my vow to avoid, I watched mainstream media (MSM)! Yes, I should have known
Information Opinion A friend and I recently discussed my experience with the National Party – specifically my experience in the meetings that were held post their 2020 election collapse. This is not a specific criticism of the National Party; rather, other than Labour and the Greens, all parties seem to have
Justin Trudeau senses a slippage in democracy towards authoritarianism. “…Countries turning towards slightly more authoritarian leaders – countries allowing increasing misinformation and disinformation to be shared on social media turning people against the values and the principles of democracies that are so strong,” he said. skynews.com.au/world-news/global-affairs/justin-trudeau-senses-a-slippage-in-democracies/
Disclosure: Male, Pale and Stale has a Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA), concerning Supply and Demand Theory as applied to Education – it has never helped him to get a job, but he is aware of how the industry operates On March 2nd 2022, in the NZ Herald, Chloe Swarbrick published
As I write this piece (21/02/2022) Christopher Luxon is about to give a presentation on Facebook concerning the Wellington Protests – and that is a problem. Those familiar with my column will see that I predicted the Wellington Protests a year ago and suggested that the politicians needed to
For those who have read my recent columns you may remember: “In March 2021 the letter copied below was printed in the Howick and Pakuranga Times. Now let that sink in. The letter you read was penned almost a year ago! Long before the current protests taking place in Wellington!
Information Opinion In March 2021 the letter copied below was printed in the Howick and Pakuranga Times. Now let that sink in. The letter you read was penned almost a year ago! Long before the current protests taking place in Wellington! Also, consider that the letter was copied widely – including
Information Opinion Monday this week was the 2nd anniversary of the Death of Dr Li Wenliang On October 18th, 2019 in New York the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, in partnership with the World Economic Forum and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, hosted Event 201, a high-level pandemic
With the recent changes in advice about masking, our “Covid Response Team” should be called out again – particularly those with medical or microbiological training. They advise a government with much ado about misinformation and disinformation and yet are culpable of the same thing. In September 2020 the following letter was
In October 2019 a letter to both the New Zealand Herald and the Pakuranga and Howick Times was printed, though under two different editorial titles. The first title was “Vege Doomsday”, and the alternate title was “Extinction Horticulture”. “Chicken Little is hit on the head by an acorn and alarms
In 2019 in response to demands for the Canterbury Crusaders to change their name and logo, following the Christchurch shootings, I wrote the following letter: “The ever offended of Generation Snowflake have now set their sights on the Canterbury Crusaders – seeing their name as politically incorrect. The ‘Crusaders’ stand for
