A Discussion on the Irony of Relativism
Science embraces uncertainty. Scientists formulate theories to explain natural phenomena based on the available evidence. But they do not expect those theories to stand for all time.
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When Only One Side Is Blamed
If this absence reflects the totality of MFAT’s internal work, then New Zealand foreign policy is operating with a blind spot large enough to distort the very concept of peace. For the sake of an informed national debate, that must change.
Is This a Curate’s Egg?
Could a politician be any more disingenuous? Could a politician be any more duplicitous? National may not even be in government in 2029. They may not even exist as a party the way they are going.
The Open Mind and the Closed University
Salmond calls for open minds. On this point she is right. But an open mind is not one that refuses to evaluate claims. It is one that is willing to have its own claims evaluated. It is not one that protects ideas from criticism, but one that welcomes criticism as the price of progress.
What Broke the Science?
Reforming this system requires more than ideological shifts or incremental adjustments. The policies governing scientific institutions must be restructured so they are not beholden to an administrative class.
New Laws That Will Have You Scratching Your Head
The laws range from silly to serious. In Alabama, it’s technically illegal to wear a fake mustache that causes laughter in church. In Alaska, pushing a live moose out of an airplane is prohibited.
The Damage to NZ Students
Dr Oliver Hartwich of the NZ Initiative previously asserted that the solution to the issues created by NZ’s Ministry of Education involved a truckload of TNT. They haven’t changed under the new government.
The US Rebukes Australia on Defence
American officials want Australia to lift defence spending from two per cent of GDP to as high as 3.5 per cent, a level Canberra has not indicated it can meet.
It Is All Just Mad
Upon them and the BBC, and Rachel Reeves and Barbara Edmonds and their politics of envy and tyranny in the service of Islamo-Marxism, I bestow the bodily fluid projectile they all deserve: the Barf Award!
School Lunches Are the Media’s Top Story?
Meanwhile, real stories are sitting right in front of them. Political scandals. Integrity issues. Questions of transparency. Things that should actually matter in a functioning democracy.
When 87% of Us Say ‘No’
We need to push back. Hard. Especially going into an election year. We are not the fringe. It is time we stopped allowing others to treat us like we are!
The Plan of MrBeast and the Rockefellers
The water is free, but the children are the price.
A Generous Gift
Trump unleashes $1,000-per-child accounts as billionaire Dell drops $6.25 billion.
The TSA’s New Confirm.ID Tax
Neither REAL ID nor Confirm.ID is compatible with respect for liberty. They should be thrown away along with the TSA’s long list of harassment activities.
UK Grooming Gangs: 385 Hidden Convictions Revealed
The government has announced a statutory national inquiry that will examine the ethnicity and religion of offenders and state failures.