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.
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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.
Freedom of Association and Cancel Culture
The civil rights framework of rules based on ‘protected grounds’, such as race, sex, or religion, violates freedom of association in two ways.
The Small Modular Reactor Revolution Is on Its Way
It is no surprise that technology companies are at the forefront of adoption.
How Foreign Censorship Threatens Free Speech
With the Biden-Harris administration silent in the face of the targeting of American platforms, Republicans are bringing forth legislation to combat foreign threats to domestic speech.