Retired Judge Warns of ‘Control Grid’
Harvey warned that mandatory age verification requirements could become the gateway to compulsory biometric data collection – effectively tying every citizen’s online activity to a digital identity framework.
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The Kids Can’t Focus
Screens may seem to be the simple answer, but nothing about society is set up to support deep work or sustained attention.
How the FSU Turned the Tide
The Telegraph has run a feature on the Free Speech Union, crediting its years of campaigning against non-crime hate incidents.
Does Trump’s Mineral Deal Break the Monopoly?
The two allies will invest $1b in projects to boost Australia’s processing.
This Is Eroding Due Process and Privacy
Domestic violence is certainly a real issue, but addressing it should not come at the expense of civil liberties and due process.
Nose Ring Theory and the Rule of Law
The good news is that this cultish behaviour, where they’re signalling to one another that they belong in the cult, has also meant that men can see the same.
Why Teachers’ Unions Should Stay Out of Foreign Politics
New Zealand’s classrooms are not political battlegrounds. They are places for learning.
One Year to Go and Coming Down to the Wire
If this government allow the left-wing lunatics to get back in, your life is going to change forever. If you have done nothing to stop it up until now, now is the time to start making a really big noise. For pity’s sake, lets all do something.
We Stopped Practising True Capitalism
Nature is not socialist. It’s cooperative, but only when cooperation benefits the whole. It’s not about forced redistribution. It’s about contribution to the ecosystem.
The West, Hobbits and the Illusion of Safety
Complacency is a luxury afforded only to those who do not live on the front lines. The illusion of safety is only as reliable as the guardians who stand in harm’s way.
Māori Wards Are Not Democratic
Race-based electoral structures have no place in a liberal democracy. The continued existence and expansion of Māori wards risks entrenching division, undermining the principle of equal representation, and eroding public trust.
This BSA Power Grab
ACT and NZ First have laid out their positions. Is it too much to hope the National Party will end its dismal 80-year record and do the right thing? Or will it be more muddle through?
The Next Phases of the Trump Gaza Plan Get Harder
Hamas and fellow jihadists may have reined in or paused the long and difficult war they have waged against Israel, but they are far from having ended it.