Reproduced with permission
They Are Ruining NZ MSM
New Zealand’s press gallery doesn’t just fail to hold power to account, it is part of the power it’s meant to watch.
The Greens Have Crossed a Line They Cannot Take Back
It is time to stop pretending these activists are victims. They are not. They are participants in a dangerous new culture of intimidation.
The WHO Accords Are Flawed
Did we seriously expect them to say that pandemic risks are modest and can be adequately contained by existing budgets and institutional arrangements, and then to fade softly back into the shadows of pre-Covid obscurity? To ask is to answer.
A Chip off the Old Block
According to the podcast Catholic Unscripted, the ice was chopped off an iceberg in the Arctic and flown to Italy especially for the event. Moreover, the 500 activists present at the conference had flown in from across the world. Words are not enough…
The Race Is on Now
So many political leaders are backtracking on green policies, Bloomberg laments the climate ‘deniers’ are hiding in plain sight.
Point the Hose at the Fire
Seems not to matter much who is leading in National on education, there are the same themes and faults.
Willis Is Correct, the Economy Is OK
By the time the current government took office, the stagflationary spiral was already well underway.
Banks: The Hidden Cost of Excessive Regulation
When bank capital requirements are excessive, the real victims are New Zealand borrowers. The banks themselves will adapt. But borrowers will face higher costs and constrained credit.
Do You Remember Kelvin Davis?
When establishing the Office for Māori Crown Relations in 2019, I bet Kelvin never imagined his reach would go so far! Oh, and a postscript on the MACA legislation: Te Pāti Māori will repeal this legislation in their first 100 days!
Happy Birthday, Sputnik!
How a beachball-sized satellite launch in the bucolic ’50s set off the Space Age.
The New Schools Guidance on Gender Ideology Is a Disgrace
Shouldn’t safeguarding and our duty to teach children the truth preclude the recognition of cross-sex and other neo-identities at schools?
The Parents of the Assassin
This family gave another grieving family closure. We owe them thanks and compassion for displaying moral courage when it counted. The sins of their son are not theirs. They need and deserve our parental prayers. Under present grooming circumstances, there but for the grace of God go all of us.