Bigger Benefits Won’t Help Children
A government that wants better for children whose parents can’t or won’t care for them properly would ensure that the substantial resource going into these homes was practical and effective.
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Should You Have Killed Hitler?
The language is already here. There will be political violence. Over and over we are having political leaders declare the Hitler test is met – and there is no push back or censure. It just needs time. And the spark.
Māori Gods Rule the CRL Underworld
The collaboration between CRL and the Mana Whenua Forum is only the beginning of the panel’s ambitions. It has decided a case study of the relationship will “provide a framework for future large infrastructure developments to enter into mana whenua iwi partnerships for the benefit of all”.
The Cage You Reach For
What Brave New World got right, what Huxley never found, and the room the machine can’t enter.
The Speed of Construction Would Blow a Western Mind
China is building ultra-supercritical coal-fired power plants in just three years.
The Equality Act Can’t Change This
The Supreme Court can wield the Equality Act to bankrupt Next and Birmingham City Council all it likes. But it can't change the fact that difficult and unpleasant bloke jobs will always pay more, says Robin Fellow.
Researchers Uncover Potential Safety Signals
Nearly two per cent of V-SAFE participants reported health deterioration lasting at least three months that they attributed to Covid vaccination. The CDC has yet to investigate.
This Bill Is a Trojan Horse
The farmers in that 1989 meeting thought the extreme examples were absurd. They were not. The question now is whether we recognise the same pattern while there is still time to constrain it.
China Has Its Eyes on Your Hospital Bed
Communist China is playing the long game. It is past time we started playing ours – and playing to win.
WHO’s High-Price Pandemic Plan
Unfortunately, incentives without accountability are a poor basis for health governance. It matters because funds to finance the pharmaceutical corporations, research institutions, and bureaucrats who stand to benefit from the pandemic agenda will have to be diverted from programs that work.
People Like China More Than the US
It’s not all about politics – Hollywood has its hand in shaping the public view.
Tupperware Has Returned After Four Years Away
Most Kiwi cupboards would like to dispute the claim that it ever left.
Is the Electoral Commission No Longer Neutral?
This issue deserves scrutiny, public debate, and immediate action.