Arthur We’ve read about it and in some cases seen the results. A business suddenly has a brain explosion and decides to adopt some hare-brained scheme. Often this seems to be an attempt to ride what is seen as a trend or movement in society. Sometimes, considering those factors,
Gabriela Pariseau Gabriela is an Assistant Editor in the Media Research Center’s Free Speech America division. She is a graduate of Christendom College where she earned a B.A. in History. Gabriela has also contributed to The Catholic Register, Arlington Catholic Herald, Students For Life of America and Iowa
cfact.org “The forces on the Left are just too big and powerful. There’s no way to stop them. We are locked out of the process. Our elected officials just won’t listen to us!” This is what I hear every day from activists who truly want to stand
Paul Haskell-Dowland Mohiuddin Ahmed Edith Cowan University Mark A Gregory RMIT University theconversation.com Optus customers woke up Wednesday morning to find they were unable to get their social media fix, and they weren’t happy. Around 4am AEDT, customers started to report an inability to access both mobile and
Rosemary Abbott whakatakitimes.nz MIDDLE-AGED WHITE GUY Ruby Galbraith, a 29-year-old self-proclaimed social justice warrior achieved a new zenith of personal satisfaction today. “Another white, pale, stale male in power. Do better NZ.” Ruby Tweeted to her echo chamber of followers as she sipped her ethically sourced soy latte at
Kaaren Mathias University of Canterbury theconversation.com The needs of people with mental health problems are increasing globally, especially following the turbulence of COVID. Even before the pandemic, it was clear that despite more resources for mental health services in New Zealand and Australia, the prevalence of mental health problems
JD In a time when employers are crying out for workers, it’s interesting to analyse the unemployment statistics, always recognising that the figures themselves are something of a farce given what is or isn’t considered when they are compiled. For example, if you haven’t looked for a
Bryce Edwards Dr Bryce Edwards is the Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the director of the Democracy Project. Victoria University of Wellington democracyproject.nz Is it a problem that lobbying firms are being given contracts by government departments? Such firms, who assist private businesses
Gus Hubbard Gus Hubbard’s career and lifelong passion are in the field of mathematics education at all levels from new entrants to tertiary. Let me begin by saying my interest is in mathematics rather than politics. An acquaintance who was recently visiting on another matter, and who is aware
Morgan Marietta University of Texas at Arlington theconversation.com Should it be legal to take away the guns of people who are under a domestic violence protective order, which aims to shield victims from their abusers? That’s the question posed in one of the biggest cases of the current
Alex Christy Alex Christy currently serves as news analyst for NewsBusters primarily focused on cable news and the late night comedy shows. His work has been cited in Fox News, Newsmax, the Washington Times, the Washington Examiner, Mediaite, Townhall, RedState, The Blaze, National Review, The Federalist, NewsNation, Newsweek, and forced
Curtis Houck Curtis Houck currently serves as the Managing Editor of NewsBusters after almost two years as a news analyst in the Media Research Center’s News Analysis Division. During that time, he served as the sole evening news analyst, chronicling the best and worst of the network evening newscasts,
Robin Kramer University of Lincoln theconversation.com For a while, limitations in technology meant that animators and researchers were only capable of creating human-like faces which seemed a little “off”. Films like 2004’s The Polar Express made some viewers uneasy because the characters’ faces looked almost human but not
Cindy Towns Angela Ballantyne University of Otago theconversation.com Mixed-gender rooms are increasingly common in New Zealand’s hospitals, based on evidence from hospital complaints and a large Wellington study. But our new research demonstrates that placing men and women in the same hospital room is unsafe and unethical. Mixed-gender
bobmccoskrie.com The Ministry of Health has just released the latest abortion statistics. We take a look at the latest disturbing trends plus the dumb (and woke) comments in the report. The report comes just over three years on from when our politicians decriminalised abortion and introduced one of the
cfact.org The transformation to a fossil-fuel-free, all-electric economy would take the world back to living conditions in the 1800’s by ridding the world of crude oil, coal and natural gas usage and result in: * The pre-1800’s, when the world had no fuels other than wood, dung, and
