Vinay Prasad brownstone.org Vinay Prasad MD MPH is a hematologist-oncologist and Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of California San Francisco. He runs the VKPrasad lab at UCSF, which studies cancer drugs, health policy, clinical trials and better decision making. He is
Julius Ruechel brownstone.org Julius Ruechel is an independent writer focused on providing perspective on topics essential to the healthy functioning of science and democracy. You can see more of his writing at JuliusRuechel.com The ongoing Truckers for Freedom convoy in Ottawa has triggered a shockwave that is reaching
Cindy The Fink We'll drink a drink, a drink To Cindy the fink, the fink, the fink The tyrant of the Kiwi race For she imposed the ridiculous mandates Most disastrous in every case. Mr Mallard had little man syndrome And it made him a bully boy So
Matt Judd Information Opinion We crossed a Rubicon a few years back. What year? I can’t really say. Maybe it happened gradually. Maybe it just happened all at once, while we were watching Australian Married At First Sight, or British Big Brother or something equally voyeuristic and empty. But
Cindy de Villiers The words came with such equanimity that the overwhelmingly serious implications for all New Zealanders were not immediately apparent. However, on reflection of the day’s events, it is clear to me that when individuals are no longer permitted to engage with their whanau, New Zealand is
Jack thecommoner.substack.com Tune in to the local news channel every night at six o’clock and one may well find themselves left with the impression that in New Zealand, despite the best efforts of those horribly backwards “far-right anti-vaxxers” who seem to care a little too
HR Volunteer Reporter The BFD Sunday I went to the protest at Parliament. My reasons for going were numerous. None of these vaccine or mask mandates have sat well with me. I am vaccinated, mainly for business purposes, but to say I was unwilling to get the jabs is an
Jonathan Miltimore fee.org Jonathan Miltimore is the Managing Editor of FEE.org. His writing/reporting has been the subject of articles in TIME magazine, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, Forbes, Fox News, and the Star Tribune. Bylines: Newsweek, The Washington Times, MSN.com, The Washington Examiner, The Daily Caller,
Tim Hsiao fee.org Tim Hsiao is Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Humanities at the University of Arkansas Grantham. As employers and governments have become more stringent with COVID vaccination requirements, many are no longer honoring conscientious or religious exemptions to vaccination. This is a mistake. Even if vaccination is
Dr Kate Raynes-Goldie particle.scitech.org.au In an age when disruption is the new normal, curiosity is the becomes the key 21st century skill. This is why Dr. Kate is an advocate for curiosity, through her work as a designer, speaker, writer and researcher. She’s written for
Gary Moller garymoller.com Please help: Wellington is being battered by a fierce storm. The conditions at Parliament are absolutely appalling and people are suffering, some going down with hypothermia, but these brave people are not going anywhere. They are in this for the long haul. Earlier this morning, I
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Barbara McKenzie stovouno.org Barbara McKenzie has a PhD in German Literature. Information Opinion On 6 January 2021 thousands poured into Washington DC to protest (peacefully) to protest the conduct of the 2020 presidential election. However at some point an over-enthusiastic protester, or agent provocateur, led a few people
J M White If there is one thing we the people have finally learnt from the plague disaster scenario kept going by western governments for the past two years, it is how we have been tricked. We learned the hard way that the whole façade of what we accepted as
Mrs P It has been slightly humorous over the last few days to hear statements from various politicians to the effect that “we don’t know what the protests are about” and “the messaging isn’t clear”. Being so confuddled by what really is quite a straightforward matter, they appear
Lewis Andrew sojournal.co.nz The end of the Covid nightmare seems in sight. The sceptics are being proved right, and more and more people are waking up to the injustice of the government’s authoritarian response these last couple of years. The Convoy, and subsequent police brutality and politicians’
