The Day the World Changed
Inexplicably, in the weeks and months that followed, the world turned on Israel and the Jewish people.
Reproduced with permission
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.
Milton, Leadership and Election 2024
Hurricane Milton may turn out to be the real October surprise.
Dr Jackie Stone – A True Loss
Dr Stone was burdened by the enormity of the global forces at play and perhaps saw no way out. Let her sacrifice not be in vain.
This Is a Full Blown Scandal
The Samoa Observer reports Kiwis have not yet done a thing to help them clean up and save their ocean.
Is the NZ Navy Fit for Purpose?
The top brass of the navy seems obsessed with political correctness. That is not their function and it can only undermine the public’s confidence. Identity politics are toxic wherever they rear their ugly heads and it is time that the navy ceased.
CBDCs Undermine Financial Privacy
The government is already using existing technologies to surveil its citizens. There’s no reason to think the government would give up its ability to monitor transactions with the introduction of a CBDC.
A Year That Will Live in Infamy
America’s enemies are gathering and will inevitably strike at it directly. Every day wasted beyond this year of infamy will need to be repaid in more blood.
The Mirage of Honest Government
Trying to end misgovernment merely by changing the party in charge is like an alcoholic solving his problems by switching from whiskey to rum. Trusting politicians is a luxury that Americans can no longer afford.
The Greatest Human Failings
Overy concluded that if warfare has a very long human history, it also has a future. If that’s true, then if the wasted application of so much human resources into warfare technology continues then humanity may itself prove to have no future.
One Year On: How It Has Changed the Middle East
Like Hamas, by attacking Israel directly, Iran has granted Israel the legitimacy to retaliate directly against the regime in Tehran, potentially with US backing – a response that is currently being prepared as this article is written.