Sir Ray Avery Scientist, Inventor and Philanthropist commonroomnz.com This article was first published at The Common Room There was once an ambitious Kiwi who loved to invent things that helped people. One of his technologies helped millions of the poorest of the poor see again on a global scale.
Ben Terangi mercatornet.com Ben Terangi is a freelance journalist writing from Milwaukee. Popular ice cream company Ben & Jerry’s served up a delicious dose of irony last week. The Vermont-based brand used the United States’ national holiday, July 4th, to tweet their belief that “stolen” land should
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
Peter Yesterday I read a comment on General Debate by Roger. From all accounts the Stop Co-Governance meeting in Stoke Nelson last night was continually disrupted by outside protestors. Banging on the door, walls, broke a window, banged on drums and sounded sirens, all in all a disgrace and
Bryce Edwards Dr Bryce Edwards is the Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the director of the Democracy Project. democracyproject.nz The ultra-rich can breathe easy and progressive voters can scream into the void because Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has ruled out any meaningful
familyfirst.org.nz This article was first published on The Daily Examiner Spark NZ and One NZ (previously Vodafone) have engaged with controversial far-left trans-activist Shaneel Lal in extraordinary engagements to attack women’s rights. The bizarre commentary appears to support Mr Lal’s call to suppress Kiwis’
Ben Terangi Ben Terangi is a freelance journalist writing from Milwaukee. mercatornet.com In an exchange that will live on in infamy, Federal Senator for South Australia Alex Antic last year asked a panel of Australia’s top medical experts representing the Department of Health one decidedly uncomplicated question, namely,
Lawrence W. Reed fee.org Lawrence W. Reed is FEE’s President Emeritus, Humphreys Family Senior Fellow, and Ron Manners Global Ambassador for Liberty, having served for nearly 11 years as FEE’s president (2008-2019). He is author of the 2020 book, Was Jesus a Socialist? as well as
Kimberly Ells mercatornet.com Kimberly Ells is the author of, The Invincible Family: Why the Global Campaign to Crush Motherhood and Fatherhood Can’t Win. Follow her at Invincible Family Substack. With the sobering and inspiring film Sound of Freedom hitting theatres this week, we are faced with the reality
Kokho Jason Sit Senior lecturer in Marketing; Associate Head (Global) University of Portsmouth Life today is stressful. Since the start of the pandemic, social media has been flooded with coping mechanisms and wellbeing trends to help people manage their emotions and worries about the state of the world. If you’
Michael Johnston Senior Fellow at The New Zealand Initiative, for The Common Room. commonroomnz.com This article was first published on The Common Room What can education contribute to shoring up the foundations of democracy? According to the Forum on the Future of Local Government, a greater emphasis on Civics,
Tierin-Rose Mandelburg newsbusters.org Tierin-Rose grew up in a large Christian family on the coast of Connecticut. After high school she moved to Alabama to dance with a professional ballet company while attending Liberty University. She served as an MRC Culture intern in Spring 2021 and became staff
Louis T. March mercatornet.com Louis T. March has a background in government, business and philanthropy. A former talk show host, author and public speaker, he is a dedicated student of history and genealogy. Louis lives with his family in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. When colour television came
Duggan Flanakin cfact.org Duggan Flanakin is a Senior Policy Analyst with the Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow. A former Senior Fellow with the Texas Public Policy Foundation, Mr. Flanakin authored definitive works on the creation of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and on environmental education in Texas. A
Gorana Grgic Senior Lecturer, Department of Government and International Relations and US Studies Centre University of Sydney Since Russia invaded Ukraine last year, NATO meetings and summits have been receiving significantly more attention compared to previous years. And there are several big-ticket items on the agenda at the upcoming
familyfirst.org.nz The head of a facility that carries out so-called “gender-affirming care” has published a study confirming that transgender surgeries do not improve mental health and make people feel lonelier than those who avoided surgical intervention altogether. “In our study, the level of life satisfaction in
