Reproduced with permission
Are We Perfect as We Are?
Do some stigmas and shame have a place in society? Progressives say ‘no’; I say ‘yes’.
A Prize for a Warrior
Sir Bob gets the inaugural DownToEarth.Kiwi Prize for “NZ Billionaire who doesn’t take himself seriously and who has things to say to help NZ that make sense”.
The Case Against Foreign Aid
There no evidence that foreign aid has ever turned a poor country into a rich country; it is much more likely that foreign aid undermines economic development by giving politicians in recipient nations an excuse to delay or avoid needed reforms.
This Is a Crisis of Competence
The United States needs to rebuild its reputation as a competent great power.
We Must Stand Against the Machinery
We, as people who merely want to live our lives in relative peace, must harness a sense of courage to stand against the machinery of an overbearing government, even if it means earning the moniker of being an enemy of the state.
Gender Dysphoric Kiwi Kids Are Some of the Most Medicated
Given other countries are jumping off the puberty blocker train in their droves… will our government and health regulators take heed of what’s happening?
The (Un)Fairness of Capital Gains Taxes
This shows that taxing capital gains is not obviously fairer than leaving them untaxed.
Looking for the ‘Smoking Gun’
In New Zealand there are very few regulations to ensure the public can find out about what influences government decision-making. Therefore, we shouldn’t be surprised that no smoking gun has yet emerged.
How Dare She Presume His Pronouns!
If you look at the article it’s clearly Blair in the photos and not his alter-ego Spankie. He’s not transexual. He doesn’t believe he’s actually a woman. He even says so in the article.
Does the ‘G’ in GDP Explain the Degradation of NZ’s Assets?
Essentially, our politicians have done the equivalent of running a business whilst falsely inflating profits, pretending the firm was doing well, until it reached the point where everything broke
Journal Pressured to Retract Study on C-19 Vaccine
So far, over 250 scientists, researchers, ethicists, doctors, and patients have signed an open letter addressed to BBIL, ICMR and the editor at Drug Safety, demanding the lawsuit be withdrawn, and the study remains published.
Routh Indicted for Attempted Assassination of Trump
Second individual to try to kill the former president faces five counts – but will they all stick?
Judge Declares Fluoride a Health Risk
Fluoride Free NZ has urged the Director-General of Health to halt all fluoridation schemes across the country following the judge’s findings that “there is little dispute” over fluoride posing a hazard to human health.
Bye Bye Darleen Tana Hello More Green Party Madness
If nothing else then I suppose we can give the Greens points for their entertainment value.