Amanda Stephens Monash University It’s hot, you’ve had a battle to get the kids in the car, and now you’re going to be late for the family lunch. You turn onto the freeway only to get stuck behind a slow driver in the fast lane. You want
Ramesh Thakur brownstone.org Ramesh Thakur, a Brownstone Institute Senior Scholar, is a former United Nations Assistant Secretary-General, and emeritus professor in the Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University. The three major controversies over pandemic management for the past three years have been lockdown measures, universal
Nic Rawlence Senior Lecturer in Ancient DNA Kerry Walton Researcher Richard Walter Professor of Archaeology University of Otago New Zealand’s wilderness areas are the jewel in our ecotourism crown. But conservation laws may soon be in for a radical shake-up. Recent proposals would, among other things, allow Maori
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
Phil Green To be Te Reo, or not to be, that is the question and no less of an important topic for those citizens in the South Seas who formerly thought they were living in a multi-cultural paradise. Within a few short years, New Zealanders have gone from knowing
Bryce Edwards democracyproject.nz Dr Bryce Edwards is Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the director of the Democracy Project. December 30, 2022 Political commentators and journalists have nominated their politicians of the year, and it’s telling that the three main nominees are all
Julian Novitz Senior Lecturer, Writing, School of Media and Communication Swinburne University of Technology “Like most people I read a book or two on holiday,” says Stuart, a character in Julian Barnes’ 1991 novel Talking it Over. He does not have time for recreational reading; it must wait until he
Joanne Dickson Edith Cowan University As we welcome in the new year, a common activity across many cultures is the setting of new year resolutions. New year represents a significant temporal milestone in the calendar when many people set new goals for the year ahead. Here in Australia, over 70%
Jeffrey Lindsay Jeffrey Dean Lindsay is a US patent agent, technology scout, and intellectual property (IP) strategist using IP to help client cope with the challenges of disruptive innovation. He has a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from Brigham Young University. One of the great paradoxes of China is how
Abhishek Mukherjee, Paresha Sinha University of Waikato Paul David Richard Griffiths EM Normandie Traditional banks in New Zealand have long served as gatekeepers of customers’ data. This is about to change with the arrival of what’s called “open banking”, set to arrive in New Zealand by 2024. In essence,
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
James Ackhurst “With the dogs there is no problem. You just bring a good stick with you, and when the dog comes near, you hit him hard on the head. Then he will not chase you.” Such was the advice I received from the man who’d given me a
Richard Shaw Professor of Politics Massey University In a tidy alignment of round numbers, this year’s general election will also mark the 30th anniversary of the binding referendum that ushered in the mixed member proportional (MMP) system of voting. It will also be the tenth election held under the
Bryce Edwards democracyproject.nz Dr Bryce Edwards is Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the director of the Democracy Project. Pundits have been making their political forecasts for the year ahead. Here are some of their predictions about what we can expect in 2023. The
Patrick Carroll fee.org Patrick Carroll has a degree in chemical engineering from the University of Waterloo and is an editorial fellow at the Foundation for Economic Education. On January 3, Jordan Peterson used his recently-reinstated Twitter account to alert the world of a new development in his seemingly
Joseph Vazquez newsbusters.org Joseph is the MRC associate editor for Business & Free Speech America. He graduated summa cum laude with a BA in political science from The George Washington University in 2018. His work has been featured on Drudge Report, Fox News, Fox Business, Breitbart, Life News, The
