Georg Meisl University of Cambridge Dr Georg Meisl is a chemist and biophysicist at the University of Cambridge. He started his work as a researcher of neuro-degenerative diseases in 2011 and has since worked at the University Hospital in Zurich, at the University of Sydney, at Lund University, and
Harry Hunt If you’re like the rest of us, you are sick and tired of reading the same load of self-congratulatory drivel every day that you open social media. If you are a professionally-minded writer this could be your opportunity to get your voice heard. With audience
Andrew M. McClellan San Diego State University Andrew M. McClellan’s research and teaching interests range widely across ancient and modern literature with a particular focus on the topic of violence (physical, rhetorical, metapoetic) in the arts and in the public sphere. He has published articles and book chapters on
Tom O’Connor MNZM, JP. SEPARATISM This is the fourth of a series of articles on inter-ethnic relationships in New Zealand in the early 21st century and the development of an informal duality of citizenship, the acceptance of that duality by community leaders and the long-term potential for
The Freedoms & Rights Coalition Information Opinion It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see that all of our politicians have coerced, pressured and manipulated a good portion of the general population into taking the Pfizer vaccine. Love it or hate it (the vaccine, that is), this type of
Duggan Flanakin cfact.org Duggan Flanakin is the Director of Policy Research at 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.
Jack Feehan Vasso Apostolopoulos Victoria University Jack Feehan has a PhD in gerontology, immunology and regenerative medicine. He is also a Research officer in the Immunology and Translational Research Group, within the Mechanimsms and Interventions in Health and Disease Program, Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University. Vasso Apostolopoulos has
Hannah Cox mercatornet.com Hannah Cox is a libertarian-conservative writer, commentator, and activist. She’s a Newsmax Insider and a Contributor to The Washington Examiner. In the dystopian novel 1984, the government relied on the use of telescreens and informants to enforce its massive, repressive regime. And while that
Alfred Moore University of York Alfred Moore works on political theory, and has published widely on deliberative democratic theory, the politics of expertise, epistemic democracy, and is currently working on anonymity and publicity in democratic politics. The ability to remain anonymous when commenting online is a double-edged sword. It
Andrew Davis Since the Covid-19 pandemic began, I keep hearing the word ‘marginalised’. We are repeatedly told that the most marginalised people in society are those most affected by Covid. In New Zealand, this term is generally a euphemism for poor, brown people. The Cambridge Online Dictionary defines the
The Parlermaid Despite my loathing for our current Prime Minster and her Cabinet of Incompetents, I will grudgingly give them credit for one thing. At the outset of this pandemic, they locked down New Zealand for long enough for us to assess our position and begin to plan a way
covidplanb.co.nz Radio New Zealand has recently criticized a Facebook live conversation between former National MP Matt King and epidemiologist Dr Simon Thornley. While people should undertake their own research, we provide some comments related to the media’s critique. The evidence related to covid-19 policy continues to
Giovanni De Gregorio University of Oxford Giovanni De Gregorio is a postdoctoral researcher working with the Programme in Comparative Media Law and Policy at the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies. Within the framework of the ERC ConflictNet project, His research focuses on content moderation and artificial intelligence; hate speech and
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,
Ramsha Afridi rt.com Ramsha Afridi is a writer and a journalist based in the UK, she has written for publications such as the Telegraph and the Daily Express amongst others. Information Op-Ed Higher education in the UK is not about broadening the mind, it is about indoctrination and
Karl du Fresne karldufresne.blogspot.com Karl Du Fresne is a freelance journalist and blogger living in the Wairarapa region of New Zealand. He grew up in the farming town of Waipukurau and still considers it his turangawaewae, although he can walk the length of Ruataniwha St these days and
