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Can Shane Jones Be Trusted?
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Can Shane Jones Be Trusted?

Dr Bryce Edwards Political Analyst in Residence, Director of the Democracy Project, School of Government, Victoria University of Wellington Victoria University of Wellington democracyproject.nz New Zealand First Cabinet Minister Shane Jones has become the best advertisement against the Government’s Fast Track Approvals Bill. In selling the radical new

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What Today’s Youth Revolt Against

Barry Brownstein Barry Brownstein is professor emeritus of economics and leadership at the University of Baltimore. He is the author of The Inner-Work of Leadership, and his essays have appeared in publications such as the Foundation for Economic Education and Intellectual Takeout. aier.org In The Road to Serfdom, F.

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The Power of a Name

Steven Tucker Steven Tucker is a UK-based writer whose work has appeared in print and online worldwide. The author of over ten books, mostly about fringe beliefs and eccentrics, his latest title, “Hitler’s and Stalin’s Misuse of Science” exposes how the insane and murderous abuses of science perpetrated

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Lending Without Saving Brings Recession and Poverty

Frank Shostak Frank Shostak is an Associated Scholar of the Mises Institute. His consulting firm, Applied Austrian School Economics, provides in-depth assessments and reports of financial markets and global economies. mises.org Popular thinking says that lending is banking activity. Banks are believed to be responsible for the expansion of

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How Big Businesses Protect Their Trademarks

Alexandra Allen-Franks Lecturer and Co-director of the New Zealand Centre for Human Rights Law, Policy and Practice, University of Auckland At first sight, the battle between a Manawatu fish-and-chip shop and a Louisiana-based chicken joint over the name “Popeye’s” reads like a classic David and Goliath battle. An international

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A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes

Tiger Book Review: A brief history of time: from the big bang to black holes. Stephen Hawking ISBN 978-0-857-50100-4 This has been the most difficult book to write about. Why? Because I’m not sure I understood it. I do know that a man with a broken body and a

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A Third Medical School in New Zealand?

Dr Bryce Edwards Political Analyst in Residence, Director of the Democracy Project, School of Government, Victoria University of Wellington Victoria University of Wellington democracyproject.nz It’s becoming a classic case study for why lobbying deals with politicians need greater scrutiny. Former National Minister Steven Joyce runs a lobbying company

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The Fall Guy

NewZealandDoc Philadelphia-born psychoanalyst, psychiatrist and author who emigrated to New Zealand in 2006. He retired from psychiatric practice in 2021, refusing to be inoculated, after working in the public sector in New Zealand. newzealanddoc.substack.com Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has decided to withdraw its covid ‘vaccine’, and you can read

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Netanyahu’s Defiance and Biden’s Dilemma

Netanyahu’s Defiance and Biden’s Dilemma

Joe Buccino Joe Buccino is a retired U.S. Army colonel who serves as an A.I. research analyst with the U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense Innovation Board. He served as U.S. Central Command communications director from 2021 until September 2023. His views do not necessarily reflect

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The Pro-drug Crowd’s Own Goal

Bob McCoskrie bobmccoskrie.com The pro drugs crowd are back. More than 150 ‘experts’ have signed an open letter to the Government calling for the legalisation of ALL drugs. But most of the “experts” who signed their letter aren’t the experts that you’re thinking of. Some of them

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Love, Culture, and the Waitangi Tribunal

Simon O’Connor Husband, step-father, and longtime student of philosophy and history. Also happen to be a former politician, including chairing New Zealand’s Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Committee. onpointnz.substack.com For reasons I can’t fully explain, there was very muted reporting of the Court of Appeal

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Rethink the Pink
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Rethink the Pink

Brian Tamaki “Rethink the pink this Friday! Pink Shirt Day is just a fundraising front for the shocking InsideOUT organisation,” states Brian Tamaki the leader of Destiny Church. “InsideOUT is one of the main organisations in our schools, trying to sexualise our kids.” “Groups like InsideOUT intentionally target our younger,

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The Biden Lies the Liberal Media Want You to Forget

The Biden Lies the Liberal Media Want You to Forget

Bill D’Agostino Bill D’Agostino is the Media Editor for NewsBusters and Senior Research Analyst for the Media Research Center’s News Analysis division. His work has been featured on Fox News, The Daily Wire, The Mark Levin Show, and many other conservative outlets. newsbusters.org As the 2024

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Eagles, Bats, Whales, and Others Need Protection from Wind Turbines

Eagles, Bats, Whales, and Others Need Protection from Wind Turbines

Duggan Flanakin 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. cfact.org Eagles,

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Court Hasn’t Yet Crippled Trump’s Lead over Biden

Court Hasn’t Yet Crippled Trump’s Lead over Biden

Philip Wegmann realclearwire.com Donald Trump has been indicted in four separate criminal cases, tethered to the courtroom for the past month, and confronted by the embarrassing testimony of not just the former White House officials who worked for him but also by the porn star who allegedly had sex

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The Govt’s Fast-Track Being Demolished by Submissions to Parliament
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The Govt’s Fast-Track Being Demolished by Submissions to Parliament

Bryce Edwards Political Analyst in Residence, Director of the Democracy Project, School of Government, Victoria University of Wellington democracyproject.substack.com The number of voices raising concerns about the Government’s Fast-Track Approvals Bill is rapidly growing. This is especially apparent now that Parliament’s select committee is listening to

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