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Liberalism Is a Hardy Weed 

Liberalism Is a Hardy Weed 

Jon Murphy brownstone.org Jon Murphy is currently an economics PhD student at George Mason University specializing in Law & Economics and Smithian Political Economy. He has previously worked as an economic consultant in New Hampshire. Mr. Murphy’s interests include environmental issues, international trade, political economy, and sports economics.

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Have You Caught COVID Yet?

Gary Moller garymoller.com Gary is a Health Practitioner who is focused on addressing the root causes of ill health or poor performance rather than just treating the symptoms. Information Opinion COVID is ripping through New Zealand as I write. It seems that every second person, vaxxed and non-vaxxed

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No Respect for Employees’ Vax Status

No Respect for Employees’ Vax Status

Darryl Betts darryllrbetts.wordpress.com Darryl is a businessman and a post-graduate student in Philosophy at the University of Auckland, with particular interests in the philosophy of science, philosophy of mind, epistemology, logic, and AI. He holds a BSc in Computer Science and a BA in Philosophy, Logic and

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A Methane Metaphor to Help You Understand

Owen Jennings Former National President of Federated Farmers I like asking people to estimate how much methane is being produced by our farmers because they are regularly told that half the greenhouse gas emissions in New Zealand come from down on the farm. Most have not got a clue. Some

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Ignore the False Prophet

Ignore the False Prophet

Lewis Andrew sojournal.co.nz Here at The Sojournal, we like to berate the mainstream media of New Zealand. It is bereft of critical thinking and investigative journalism. In our covid age as we have marched towards ever more authoritarian government, our mainstream media has cheered the Beast on like

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The Battle of Portaloo: Part Two
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The Battle of Portaloo: Part Two

The Parlermaid Information Opinion The Battle of Portaloo, a 23 day occupation of Parliament Grounds in Wellington, was fought valiantly but was ultimately lost on 2 March in an horrific display of gratuitous Police violence so great that the date has been dubbed Black Wednesday. It was sheer luck that,

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What We Expect from Leaders
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What We Expect from Leaders

Helen Houghton (BTchLn) Co-leader New Conservative What should we expect from a leader – to sow discord? The Government has dropped the ball, causing conflict in our families and communities. The Prime Minister is all about blame. Blaming citizens for not wanting to engage in dialogue when it was clear

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Open Letter to PM Jacinda Ardern

Open Letter to PM Jacinda Ardern

Colin Parkinson I am writing to you regarding the shameful acts of unlawfulness that many have witnessed outside parliament. We saw protesters accused of “Preventing people from being able to go about their business”. This doesn’t really compare to the disruption caused to their lives by the government. I

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The Land of the Long Dark Cloud

Yvette Tufuga The Land of the Long Dark Cloud As the smoke clears from the fire you started By the light of a new day You survey the grounds ( Now that there is no chance of engagement ) You foolish Blinded Deluded Pathetic woman ( & I say that to ‘be kind

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Public Health Erred on the Side of Catastrophe

Public Health Erred on the Side of Catastrophe

Brian McGlinchey brownstone.org Brian McGlinchey is a journalist whose work has been quoted, cited or consulted by The New York Times, AP, Washington Post, NBC News, Times of London and others. Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, proponents of lockdowns, shelter-in-place orders, mask mandates and other coercive government

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The Nudge: Ethically Dubious and Ineffective

Gary Sidley brownstone.org Dr Gary Sidley is a retired consultant clinical psychologist who worked in the UK’s National Health Service for over 30 years, a member of HART Group and a founder member of the Smile Free campaign against forced masking. More and more people in the US

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