Oh Dear, Poor Goldsmuck
Paul Goldsmith shows why the Nats are doomed as a major political party.
Reproduced with permission
The Voters Deliver a Wake-up Call
The time for complacency is over. And this should be a wake-up call for the coalition: they should see the referendum result as their failure to rid the country of the influence of He Puapua.
History Doesn’t Repeat but It Rhymes
Today, the events are rhyming with the events that led to WWI. There is a lot known about the reasons for WWII, and Hitler is everybody’s fascist to denounce, but before him, there was another insecure German leader who helped launch World War I.
Are Any Peoples Truly Indigenous?
Everywhere, conquest and migration and displacement are woven into the fabric of local history.
Trump Endorses Javier Milei for Midterm Elections
If the Peronists return to power, no money for Argentina.
The Silence of the ‘Peace’ Crowd
It’s a silence more revealing than any chant. It exposes the moral bankruptcy of those who posture as humanitarians while echoing the slogans of Hamas.
One Rule for Some, Another for Others
Authorities shut down the March for New Zealand protest.
A Ceasefire of Silence...
When I visited the Gaza envelope earlier this year, I took one critical question with me and now I think I have an answer.
Not a Code of Conduct but a Mandate of Belief
When a code of conduct stops regulating behaviour and starts enforcing belief, democracy is in danger. Clause 8 turns councillors into compliant subjects of an ideology they never voted for.
Why Do They Keep Cancelling Each Other?
They invited anyone who agreed with them to add their names to the letter – and 2,000 academics duly obliged. Who do those witch-hunters remind you of? It’s inconceivable that they genuinely believed that scientific knowledge has no greater claim to being true than Māori mythology.
Can Some Medications Increase This?
The links between anxiety and depression medications and the risk of suicide.
What Would a Libertarian Society Look Like?
Fairness, justice, freedom of speech, the rule of law, the free exchange of labour, goods, and ideas. We’ll take a little bit more of each to start. We’re not saying utopia will spring up overnight – but it’ll be a lot better than what we have now.
Whanau’s Political Fall From Grace
From self-rated 8/10 to embarrassing Māori ward defeat.