This Should Raise Serious Questions About Hipkins
We were told “Trust the Experts.” The report shows ministers didn’t.
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The Pravda Post
The paper propagandising for a New Zealand neo-Marxist government in waiting.
DEI May Be Gone in Name, but the Enforcers Still Hold the Power
Bureaucracies do not abandon governing philosophies: they preserve them. Winning the policy war is not enough. Lasting reform requires restructuring who decides – not simply rewriting what is declared.
This Should Concern Every Taxpayer
The cost of it isn’t borne by the teacher, or by the college. It’s borne by every working person paying tax in this country – including the majority who will never come close to anything like it.
When Transparency About Sugar Becomes Controversial
If Kennedy suggested that gravity existed, some media outlets might feel compelled to defend levitation. Which is how a debate about hidden sugar ends with a major newspaper defending the sugar industry rather than the health of our children.
Why Governing for Us All and Respect for Every Voter Counts
If National loses the election this year, it is on them for doing a poor job and assuming that they would have two terms. It is also on their supporters for not holding them to account from the first minute.
We Didn’t Realise How Lucky We Were!
Luxon is a very poor leader and a poor PM but gee whizz, Hipkins has failure stamped over every ministerial portfolio he has had in his hands.
Propaganda, Personality and the Single Source of Truth
Part 2 of a series, we zoom in on Ashley Bloomfield, the symbol he became and why... and what he's really saying on "Quarantine Nation", Stuff's new podcast series.
The Rules-Based Order Is a Failure
Other than in the minds of UN junkies and some academics, the international rules based order has not been functioning properly for a long time.
How To Ensure a Harmonious Future With AI
The possibility of creating an after-death sentient AI agent raises some thorny questions. The option would only be easily available to the rich. The idea of a brutal dictator having the power to live forever is very frightening.
Is the US at a Precipice?
A successful outcome could provide major benefit to the dollar for decades to come. Defeat could trigger the end of US geopolitical dominance. We’ll find out which way it goes over the coming weeks.
The Liberals, the Senate, and Preferences
Unless the Liberals adjust their thinking to the realities of the voting system they introduced, their ability to govern will continue to be severely compromised.
There Really Should Be No Surprise
Another Māori trust boss charged with stealing $2 million.
Iranian Navy Requests Advice on Ships as Tourist Attractions
Iranian officials confirmed they are now studying the New Zealand model carefully. “If we cannot float the ships,” Admiral Abooat said, “we may simply lean into the scuba tourism angle.”