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Trump’s Dismantling of DEI Is Deep and Big
Ending DEI was a Trump campaign promise and one the voters demanded.
A Quarter Million Births by Migrants
And the cost to America’s taxpayers was staggering.
Killings by Rogue Military in West Papua
A rogue Indonesian military unit is roaming Intan Jaya Regency, slaughtering West Papuans at will.
School Shooters Crossed Paths in Online Communities
A month after a student opened fire at Abundant Life Christian School, another killed a classmate at Antioch High School. Both were active in an internet subculture that glorifies mass shooters and encourages young people to commit attacks.
Big Fire at Australian Lithium Mine
The shutdown highlights vulnerabilities in the global supply chain.
Does NZ First Stand for Preventive Health?
We can learn from the global examples unfolding today and make decisions that prioritise sustainable, people-focused healthcare investments over expensive, reactive interventions driven by profit motives.
The Waitangi Tribunal Must Be Reformed
The squeals from Ngarewa-Packer and others are a pathetic attempt to maintain jobs for radical friends in make-believe historical writing.
Why the World Is Giving up on Birthright Citizenship
This suggests is that unrestricted jus soli is a luxury for countries with negative rates of in-migration which do not face the political and fiscal consequences of large waves of foreign nationals arriving locally.
How Bureaucracy Fueled the LA Wildfires
Half of California is ‘publicly owned’ and subject to multiple bureaucracies. They not only neglected fire controls, but fined people who took basic precautions.
Thoughts on Building Walls
Bert Kelly was opposed to protectionism: It was wrong, he said, because it created a situation in which governments granted favours to some, who were greatly enriched, at the expense of others.
A Journey Into the Hinterland
Simon has the same skill and empathy, writing with a light and often whimsical touch but always respectful toward his subjects. He has captured a part of New Zealand that is slowly but irrevocably disappearing
The Surge in Assisted Suicide
In a day and age where there is a growing epidemic of loneliness and despair, we should not be encouraging a culture of death as the antidote to life and its challenges.
It’s Time for Real Transparency
Now, phase two of the RCI begins, and it’s our chance to demand better. With Grant Illingworth KC leading this phase, there’s hope for meaningful change – but only if this inquiry addresses what truly matters.
This Is a Case of Regulatory Failure
The policy formulation process has been extraordinarily poor. The case is not made scientifically, economically or environmentally in any underpinning policy documentation.
Absolute Number on Benefits at All-Time High
Today New Zealand is carrying hundreds of thousands of people who are quite capable of carrying themselves. And would if such an easy alternative wasn’t presented.