A Brief History of the Panama Canal
The US took over a bankrupt French project, backed an independence movement, and paid a $25 million ransom to get the marvel finished.
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Trudeau Has Left the Building
Here’s my prediction. Poilievre will win a solid majority and Globalist Davos Man Mark Carney will be Canada’s shortest-serving PM in history. That would be a fitting tribute to pretty-boy Justin’s devastating decade in power.
Israel Not Happy as Ukraine Glorifies a Nazi Collaborator
People tend to “not check what happened in the past,” acting ambassador to Russia Alexander Ben Zvi has said.
A Few Questions for Marxists
At what point in the process of violent overthrowing does an oppressor get considered oppressed?
Introducing Testing for Women’s Sports
The decision comes two years after banning athletes assigned male at birth from female events and follows growing debates about gender eligibility in sports.
The Soviet-Style Censorship of NZ Doctors
The censoring of doctors – even the ‘expert’ public health ones.
The NZ Herald’s Board Should Be Fired
The Herald’s bias got me into trouble, since Nats started asking why I hated them so much, writing critiques of them and not Labour. The truth was that the critiques of Labour were rejected.
The Taxation Enigma
But assuming rationality in human behaviour is always a huge miscalculation in ignoring the reality of our more common irrationality.
Government Loses Fight to Keep Advice Hidden
More than 115 briefs supporting the Dan Andrews government’s public health orders should now be released, reportedly averaging 40 to 60 pages each.
What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
We don’t need an Assisted Dying Bill when our health care system can already kill us indiscriminately in care homes.
Trump’s Tariffs Signal ‘New Sheriff’ to China
The Chinese government and military have ‘pre-positioned themselves’ and inserted backdoor portals into nearly the entire critical American civilian infrastructure.
When Will the World Hold Hamas Accountable?
If the world genuinely cares about peace and the well-being of Palestinians, it must recognize the harsh truth: Hamas is the greatest obstacle to peace – not Israel.
Beware of Signs on the Footpath
These public health doctors might do well to reflect on what could be colloquially described as ‘busy bodies’ when it comes to school fundraisers or people trying to go about their business.
Heather Simpson Was Responsible for Health NZ
Now she’s been promoted to director of inter-island ferry procurement.
If Luxon Stays, the Country Blunders On
He must go. His party must put New Zealand’s future and democratic foundations first.
It Is the Lifeblood of Progress
It is time the coalition put the interests of New Zealand first by abandoning net-zero policies in order to focus on economic growth.