Stavroula Pabst Stavroula Pabst is a writer, comedian, and media PhD student at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in Athens, Greece. Her writing has appeared in publications including Propaganda in Focus, Reductress, Unlimited Hangout and The Grayzone. brownstone.org As 2023 continues, the European Commission appears busy developing
Michael Cook Michael Cook is editor of Mercator. mercatornet.com October will be a busy month for Pope Francis and his critics. A few days ago five cardinals released an exchange of views on several sensitive topics. His responses were savaged in conservative Catholic circles. This week he opened a
Dave Patterson National Security Correspondent at LibertyNation.Com. Dave is a retired US Air Force Pilot with over 180 combat missions in Vietnam. He is the former Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Comptroller and has served in executive positions in the private sector aerospace and defense industry. In addition
Tho Bishop Tho is editorial and content manager for the Mises Institute, and can assist with questions from the press. Prior to working for the Mises Institute, he served as deputy communications director for the House Financial Services Committee. His articles have been featured in The Federalist, the Daily Caller,
Dave Patterson National Security Correspondent at LibertyNation.Com. Dave is a retired US Air Force Pilot with over 180 combat missions in Vietnam. He is the former Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Comptroller and has served in executive positions in the private sector aerospace and defense industry. In addition
Kurt Mahlburg Kurt Mahlburg is a writer and author, and an emerging Australian voice on culture and the Christian faith. He has a passion for both the philosophical and the personal, drawing on his background as a graduate architect, a primary school teacher, a missionary, and a young adult pastor.
Paul Spoonley Massey University theconversation.com The concerns of various pundits and politicians earlier this year that New Zealand might struggle to attract immigrants turned out to be premature. In fact, the country’s population has been boosted to the extent it should be a bigger election issue than it
familyfirst.org.nz There’s increased violence in our schools. Students stood down or suspended for physically assaulting staff or students is on the rise. Some schools even have “fight clubs”. What’s the cause, and what are the solutions? Is family breakdown the underlying cause? What about the influence
Harry Palmer Near the end of my secondary schooling in the late 1950s, my English teacher was Mr Dooley. He was apparently required to also teach what’s now called ‘civics’ – how politics worked, how to take out a mortgage to buy a house, etc – and he gave us a
bobmccoskrie.com Recent research published in the Journal of Family Psychology continues to endorse just how important the dinner table is, as well as the presence of parents. TRANSCRIPT: I’ve always been aware that the family meal table holds something special. I even wrote a full report on what
Elizabeth Rata Elizabeth Rata is a professor of education at the University of Auckland. Victoria University of Wellington – Te Herenga Waka democracyproject.nz Commentary There are two versions of the Treaty of Waitangi. The first is the 1840 Treaty – the ‘Articles Treaty’. The second is what I call the ‘Principles
Jack thecommoner.substack.com Is it me or does the confected ‘Offence Olympics’ surrounding Laurence Fox and the attempted Chinese Communist Party-style media circus cancelling of GB News hold rather a stench of the Roger Scruton Tapes scandal about it? The parallels are evident. Four-and-a-half-years
nznewsessentials.com In brief * Agenda 2030 is the UN framework of 17 “sustainable development goals” (SDGs) supposedly aimed at saving the planet by 2030. * Many are suspicious SDGs are a ploy to bring in socialism and a restriction on freedoms. * The MSM have been largely silent on how domestic policies
Andrew Lensen Victoria University of Wellington theconversation.com As the 2023 election campaign enters its final days, there is an elephant in the room that politicians seem keen to ignore: the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and what it will mean for New Zealand’s economy, politics and society. Developments
Dr. Guy David Hatchard hatchardreport.com Guy is an international advocate of food safety and natural medicine. He received his undergraduate degree in Logic and Theoretical Physics from the University of Sussex and his Ph.D. in Psychology from Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield Iowa. He was formerly a senior
nznewsessentials.com In brief * Voters can enrol to vote and cast a “special vote” in the general election without having to provide ID. * Some safeguards prevent people voting under the same name twice or voting without being enrolled. * But how safe is the system if you can enrol under a
