Michael Cook Michael Cook is editor of Mercator. “We failed to keep these children safe. We failed to listen when they spoke out. We failed to act to ensure that it did not happen again.” Familiar words in the mouths of bishops apologising for sexual abuse by priests. But this
NZDSOS The New Zealand Myocarditis study is STILL a work in progress. We have written about it several times previously. It was initially due to be published in early 2023, and then the researchers were very close to being able to share the results in March and then again in
Kineta Knight Kineta Knight is a highly experienced journalist in North Canterbury. She has worked as a reporter for radio, TV, digital and print, as well as an editor of lifestyle magazines in NZ and the UK. Kineta is the Head of Content Development at Chris Lynch Media. Contact: kineta@
Kurt Mahlburg is a husband, father, freelance writer, and a familiar Australian voice on culture and the Christian faith. He is the Senior Editor at Australia’s largest Christian news site The Daily Declaration and a Contributing Editor at Mercator. Why is the FBI covering for trans mass shooters? Over
Wanjiru Njoya Mises Wire Those who have (wisely) not been following the “decolonization” debate may be surprised to learn that decolonizers characterize reason and rationality as cultural constructs that ought to be rejected, as these are said to be “based upon epistemological assumptions deeply rooted in the Western philosophical tradition”
Suzanne Nielsen, Deputy Director, Monash Addiction Research Centre Richard Armour, PhD Candidate, Faculty of Medicine, Monash University Lens/Monash University A new group of drugs called nitazenes has been detected in Australia. They’ve been sold as heroin, as well as other drugs like ketamine. Concerns about the potential harms
Gary Bauer PA Pundits International Around 1:30 AM Wednesday morning, New York City police officers pulled over an SUV with obstructed license plates. When officers searched the vehicle, they found an arsenal of weapons: a loaded gun with nine loaded magazines, NYPD gear including body armor, knives, handcuffs, a
NZCPR “As long as I have any choice in the matter, I shall live only in a country where civil liberty, tolerance, and equality of all citizens before the law prevail.” Those were the words of Albert Einstein, who fled Nazi Germany in 1933 to live in the United States.
Ian Brodie, Cape Breton University and Moira Marsh, Indiana University “Dad, I’m hungry.” “Hi, hungry. I’m Dad.” If you haven’t been asleep for the past 20 years, you’ll probably recognize this exchange as a dad joke. The term dad joke is credited to a June 20,
Guy Hatchard Guy is an international advocate of food safety and natural medicine. He received his undergraduate degree in Logic and Theoretical Physics from the University of Sussex and his Ph.D. in Psychology from Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield Iowa. He was formerly a senior manager at Genetic ID,
John R. Lott Jr. John R. Lott Jr. is a contributor to RealClearInvestigations, focusing on voting and gun rights. His articles have appeared in publications such as the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, New York Post, USA Today, and Chicago Tribune. Lott is an economist who
NZDSOS It seems we are at the end of the beginning, to borrow from Winston Churchill. We know the government’s Covid-19 response has been an epic disaster, a reckless game of Russian roulette with the nation’s health – bang! – but this headshot will bleed inexorably. Four years on and
Alwyn Poole Founded and was the head of Mt Hobson Middle School in Auckland for 18 years. MH Academy is now an in person private school for Years 11-13. There is now a nationwide online provision called Mt Hobson Academy Connected for Years 1-13. No comment needed from me… from
Family First As part of indoctrinating a radical and extreme sexuality & gender ideology to our children, there is now “Schools’ Pride Week Aotearoa” for NZ schools being held this week (17-21 June), overseen by the radical and government-funded charity InsideOUT, but also strongly promoted by the Ministry of Education
Michael Bassett Political historian Michael Bassett CNZM is the author of 15 books, was a regular columnist for the Fairfax newspapers and a former Minister in the 1984-1990 governments. Was Paul Henry correct when he questioned whether New Zealand is on the skids? It’s something we need to ask
Bryce Edwards I am Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington, where I run the Democracy Project, and am a full-time researcher in the School of Government. After all the conflict-of-interest scandals that dogged the last Labour Government, the public might have expected that the new National-led Government
