Otago Uni’s Ranking and Big Mistake
By appointing a Labour Party Vice Chancellor it all but ensured losing its med school duopoly.
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Off You Go Disinformation Project
In the end, the Disinformation Project imploded under the weight of its own hypocrisy. New Zealanders have moved on and so should Kate Hannah.
When Models and Reality Clash
A review of predictions of epidemic and pandemic mortality. Ginkgo Bioworks have now provided a more detailed report to the New Zealand Royal Commission on Covid-19 Lessons Learned.
Should the Govt Restrict Online Speech?
There’s no doubt that certain kinds of online conduct are reprehensible. But that doesn’t mean we should disregard the First Amendment.
More Than Half of Peer Reviewers Have Financial Conflicts
Although the research focused on four high-impact journals and US-based physicians, the findings suggest that financial ties between peer reviewers and industry could be a common issue in medical publishing worldwide.
Does God Hate Dunedin?
I say that given the terrible punishments the bugger has laid on it in recent years.
Crackdown on Transgender Sports Participation in NZ
How far will Sport NZ go? The appropriate response is to simply categorize sport players by their sex at birth so that females compete with females and males with males.
Is There a (Really Big) Cover Up?
What was the NZ Navy ship Manawanui actually doing in Samoa?
Was Sovereignty Ceded in 1840?
The Crown is sovereign now over all New Zealanders. Frankly, there is no other peaceful way forward.
Disinformation Is Not the Problem Here
Government coverups and censorship are. We are moving fast down that slippery slope to an authoritarian society.
It Is an Act of Projection
Hayek was right when he wrote that under socialism “the worst rise to the top” in politics. They know exactly what they are doing because they are, after all, fascists.
The Day the World Changed
Inexplicably, in the weeks and months that followed, the world turned on Israel and the Jewish people.
Is New Zealand Destined to Be the World’s Fluoridiocracy?
Are our much vaunted scientists and public health policy makers just smarter than the rest of the world that is now abandoning this process?
The Admirable Matthew Hooton
It’s now evident Key saw being prime minister solely in the context of a personal career highlight experience rather than any wider desire to build a better nation.
What on Earth Is Going On?
Two members of the End of Life (euthanasia) review committee have spoken publicly of the many issues they encountered while reviewing euthanasia deaths. For their trouble, they lost their roles.