A Paean to Profit
The left simply does not understand the vital relationship between investment, innovation, risk and profit.
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This Just Makes No Sense
As I have argued previously, our model should be Singapore – friendly with both the US and China, but not in a military alliance with either country.
The UN’s Bias Has Become Corrupt
When a UN official accepts money from organisations that support terrorism, excuses antisemitic violence and is then protected by the system that should hold her accountable, we are witnessing something dangerous: the collapse of credibility in the international rules-based order.
NZ’s Response to Israel Striking Iran
Christopher Luxon will have much to think about on his 12-hour flight to China. Israel’s strikes on Iran complicate an already complex geopolitical picture. The fog of war is here.
Don’t Blame the Crane for His Actions
We should not be sanitising the country for the small number of people who refuse to take responsibility for themselves.
The History and Upgrade of M1 Abrams
Army leadership is driving hard to accelerate the newest Abrams.
Deep-Sea Mining Next Arena for US
The US cannot afford to stand aside and leave the field to China. The game is on.
Signatures Could Be an Offence
Former President Joe Biden’s use of an autopen to sign orders and pardons could be a criminal offense, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told The Daily Signal.
Oh Dear: “Trickle-Down”, Again
Trickle-down economics deserves recognition – as economics’ most successful bogeyman. Forever attacked, never defended, because there’s nobody home.
Lockstep Lawfare and Legal Privilege in NZ
Unlike other judicial systems, we have no ‘independent’ panel or transparency of appointments.
Woke Does a Lot of Harm
Not only had state wokescolds insisted on affirming the girl’s gender identity in life, in death they were still determined to ‘educate’ the parents.
This Did Not Start With Trump
Granting, controlling, and revoking access to official briefings, restricted government facilities, and the sites of government activities has been one of the political establishment’s favorite tools of media control for over a century.
Solving Problems Without the State
What the South Caucasus can teach the West about self-reliance.
French MPs Vote to Ditch LEZ and Bans on Cars
Spread the word in case any of our politicians think this idea is not radioactively awful. They need to know it’s been tried and failed so we don’t have to repeat the experiment.
How the US Can Defend Against Attacks
To succeed against a fast-changing capability like drones, and whatever battlefield tech comes next, America needs affordable mass and thoughtful foresight.