The Clock Is Ticking on Arming to Ensure Peace
This is a lesson that all should heed. For our part, America should strengthen our defenses to better secure our economy. And our allies should work with us to bolster our long-neglected common defense.
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Why Should We Believe the UN?
“The climate science community should care that the UN has been systematically misrepresenting climate science” – Pielke
70 Christians Beheaded in Church Attack
Religious freedom organizations have repeatedly warned that persecution against Christians is on the rise, with thousands killed each year simply for their faith.
Luxon: Ignore Your Media Coaches
Previous generations of politicians didn’t have this problem: they spoke directly, said what they thought and were generally respected for it, even if people didn’t agree. Their message wasn’t filtered through layers of obfuscatory flim-flam.
This Is Pure Academic Arrogance
What does Anne Salmond know about the Māori language that Āpirana Ngata, Hugh Kāwharu and the late Māori Queen didn’t know? She should tell us.
This Just Beggars Belief
Why do PM Luxon and Minister Bishop’s 100 foreign investors ‘visiting’ NZ this week comprise 50 local Auckland firms?
Trump Compares Starmer’s Britain to Communist China
If governments can compel tech companies to break encryption, digital privacy risks becoming a privilege reserved for the ideologically compliant – not an inalienable right.
The Other Thing He Got Called Out On
Abducting people and sending them to fight and die in a military campaign they clearly don’t believe in enough to join voluntarily is one of the worst, most tyrannical things a government can do.
New Study Reveals DEI Training Increases Hostility
DEI culture has become toxic and counterproductive – so much so that it exacerbates the very problems it claims to resolve.
The Parliamentary Process and the GMO Bill
The challenges that we face result from the distorted and incomplete understanding of biotechnology. To combat this we need to understand more fully what is at stake and find the fulcrum points where we can leverage a deeper understanding.
The Suspension of Intelligence Sharing With Ukraine
Kiev would likely miss out on time-sensitive and high-value intelligence it needed to strike moveable Russian targets.
Wellington Has Become a Waste of Time
Whether it’s Richard Prebble’s Waitangi Tribunal, or a whole bunch of other Wellington formerly prestigious institutions, it’s best to have nothing to do with the place anymore.
What Happened to Lobbying Reform in NZ?
We believe that the most critical lobbying reform is the establishment of a mandatory register for lobbying activities. This is commonplace in other OECD countries.
Prebble’s Letter Re the Tribunal
The treaty as currently interpreted has become a socialist manifesto and a source of never-ending grievance. I am not willing to carry out the Tribunal’s proposed strategic plan.
What Coolidge’s Inauguration Can Teach Us Now
Calvin Coolidge was only president who actually shrank the government.