Paul Giles Professor of English, Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences, ACU Australian Catholic University Knife is Salman Rushdie’s account of how he narrowly survived an attempt on his life in August 2022, in which he lost his right eye and partial use of his left hand. The attack
NZDSOS nzdsos.com Increased cancer rates have been warned about in relation to the genetic Covid-19 injections since at least the middle of 2021. A few of the many voices include American pathologist Dr Ryan Cole, British oncologist Professor Angus Dalgleish, Canadian oncologist Dr William Makis, Wall St data
Phoebe “I’m now an orphan.” “Pardon?” was the reply. I then explained what I meant. The impact is naturally not the same if I truly were an orphan. Or, not the same if both (or either) of my parents had died whilst I was still a child or a
Bryce Edwards Political Analyst in Residence, Director of the Democracy Project, School of Government, Victoria University of Wellington democracyproject.substack.com Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has surprised everyone with his ruthlessness in sacking two of his ministers from their crucial portfolios. Removing ministers for poor performance after only five months
Dr Duncan du Bois With national elections due in South Africa on May 29, scrutiny of party manifestos has never been more crucial. That of the newest party on the scene, Jacob Zuma’s uMkhonto Wesizwe (MK) party, which is challenging the ANC particularly in KwaZuluNatal, is a carbon copy
Geoff Parker Recently Stuff published an article titled ‘Coalition’s petty reversal on Maori wards a threat to local democracy’, dated 17 April 2024, by Corey Hebberd. This article seeks to address Hebberd’s humbug. Autonomy and diverse voices Hebberd writes: Abolished the requirement for referendums on Maori wards, was
Bob McCoskrie bobmccoskrie.com There’s been a lot of discussion about the UK’s CASS review which nailed the final nail in the coffin of sending our vulnerable children down the path of believing they can change their sex. But the NZ media were all keen to push back
Bob McCoskrie bobmccoskrie.com The latest abortion statistics make grim and upsetting reading, with a 25% increase in abortions since the decriminalisation of abortion in March 2020 – four years ago. The focus on Maori being able to abort their babies – even late-term – is equally sickening. TRANSCRIPT: Four years ago,
Laura Higson-Bliss Lecturer in Law, Keele University Scotland’s new hate crime law came into force on April 1, sparking immediate controversy over its potential effects on freedom of speech and expression, especially online. The Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act expands on current laws about crimes that
Chris Lynch Chris Lynch is a journalist, videographer and content producer, broadcasting from his independent news and production company in Christchurch, New Zealand. chrislynchmedia.com Corporal Johns’ strong military heritage makes representing the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) at the services in Türkiye on 25 April extra significant, in particular
Frank Miele Frank Miele, the retired editor of the Daily Inter Lake in Kalispell, Mont., is a columnist for RealClearPolitics. His newest book, “What Matters Most: God, Country, Family and Friends,” is available from his Amazon author page. realclearwire.com “Death to America!” We are used to that chant. Maybe
Ty Schepis Ty Schepis, Professor of Psychology, Texas State University Eventually, most adults reach a point where we realize we are out of touch with those much younger than us. Perhaps it is a pop culture reference that sparks the realization. For me, this moment happened when I was in
Viv Forbes Viv Forbes managed to turn the crank handle of that big Southern Cross diesel in his father’s shed when he was about 8 years old. He and his wife Judy have spent their lives in exploration (coal, uranium, oil and gas), investment analysis, political agitation, watching the
Mark Rickerby Lecturer, School of Product Design, University of Canterbury The incident of a woman misidentified by facial recognition technology at a Rotorua supermarket should have come as no surprise. When Foodstuffs North Island announced its intention to trial this technology in February, as part of a strategy to combat
Tani Newton I hope Brian Tamaki and his followers win their court cases against their local councils and their ‘rainbow’ initiatives. And I hope he wins against the drag queens who are suing him. But I wonder where it is all going to end. Obviously, the whole homosexual agenda is
Christian Toto newsbusters.org John Cleese is the master of both silly walks and sublime comedy takes. The Monty Python veteran is as feisty as ever at 84, slashing those attempting to crush comedy that breaks any kind of so-called rule. Cleese opened up to FIRE’s Greg Lukianoff
