Geoff Corfield Geoffrey Corfield has been active in Conservative politics in Canada since 1976, both federally and provincially. But he won’t always write about politics because he has more experience with writing history and humour. He lives in London, Ontario, frequents used book shops, swims lengths, drinks beer, plays
Sebastian Rushworth, M.D. Health and medical information grounded in science sebastianrushworth.com At the beginning of August, I wrote an article about my experiences working as an emergency physician in Stockholm, Sweden during the COVID pandemic. For those who are unaware, Sweden never went into full lockdown. Instead, the
John Rofe Private Fraud Investigator “The only things that are infinite are the universe and human stupidity. But I am not sure about the Universe.” Albert Einstein Despite the obvious…we never believe the truth when so many folk discourage us from doing so. The sun is the source of
Scott Whitlock papundits.wordpress.com Scott Whitlock is the associate editor for the Media Research Center’s NewsBusters.org site. There’s a saying: “A picture is worth a 1000 words.” When it comes to hypocritical, biased media, so is a headline. Here is The Washington Post front page from
Jeffrey A. Tucker aier.org The gigantic mess of 2020 called lockdown began with an email thread called Red Dawn, based on the old movie about a Russian invasion of the US. The idea, I suppose, was that the virus was the invader. The public health lockdowners and fanatics on
JustTinkering Small businesses are getting slugged again by this government because Andrew Little believes that employees deserve more sick days and a higher minimum wage. He says he understands the pressure on small businesses, but clearly he does not have a clue. Where staff are on the minimum wage the
Muttley Bones Yesterday my subscription to the Otago Daily Times ran out. It is not being renewed. The paper has been part of my everyday life since primary school. It may be that I’m just turning into an old grumpy conservative but I see the standards of reporting have
Brian Rogers Rogers Rabbits sunlive.co.nz Board games are making a comeback during these uncertain times of pandemics and lockdowns. Families and friends are once again pushing the limits of frustration and patience by attempting to sit around a game, without the aid of electronic screens or devices, to
Bryan Leyland climatescience.org.nz Bryan Leyland MSc, DistFEngNZ, FIMechE, FIEE(rtd), MRSNZ is a power systems engineer with worldwide experience as an international consultant. Bryan is the energy spokesman for the New Zealand Climate Science Coalition The Climate Change Commission claims that “We provide independent, evidence-based advice to
Ryan McMaken mises.org Ryan McMaken is a senior editor at the Mises Institute. Ryan has degrees in economics and political science from the University of Colorado and was a housing economist for the State of Colorado. He is the author of Commie Cowboys: The Bourgeoisie and the Nation-State
averagethief.co.nz Lana Hart wants to replace the Easter break with a Matariki break in July and to replace the Queen’s Birthday holiday with Suffrage Day. She targets Easter and the Queen’s Birthday for demotion because those “holidays celebrate ideas that are no longer meaningful to most
David Clark Valetta Farm, Ashburton. David and Jayne Clark farm an irrigated mixed arable farm at Valetta in Mid Canterbury, running breeding ewes, finishing winter lambs and growing a wide range of grain, forage and vegetable seed crops. It is a proudly inter-generational farm business with David’s parents
OAP It looks simple, a bunch of mostly elderly people sitting at tables with their rifles supported front and rear blasting away at a target at the end of a long hall. They are mostly those, like me, who are finding it difficult to lie down to shoot off their
Mark Williams I got my title from a 90’s dance music album by a group called Altern-8. Famous for their mask-wearing and hazmat suits at raves I was reminded of them by the mask hysteria we are now currently experiencing. How did we go from no facemasks
Shelby Our police have lost their cojones. Well more to the point, the police leadership have. Consider what has happened this year, first under the very woke Mike Bush and now with the completely wet Andrew Coster in charge. It started with the illegal iwi roadblocks in April and May
Eliora New Zealand is experiencing a change in the type of crime being committed. According to the NZ Police, the number of home burglaries is down but shoplifting is up. On top of an economic hit, Kiwi businesses face an increased level of theft. Businesses in New Zealand have been
