Free Speech Is Essential to Our Human Dignity
Censorship is often less about making the world a safer place for minorities and more about indulging our own capacity for cruelty.
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Care for Minors Under Fire
The HHS report is more than a policy review – it is a warning. The report concludes that gender medicine has been practised backwards – treatments were introduced first, and only later did the search for evidence begin.
Liberty Can’t Win if It’s Not on the Ballot
Libertarians must act before it’s too late. Because the bigger the government, the smaller the individual.
New Legislation to Crack Down on Deepfakes in New Zealand
The proposed legislation represents a proactive effort to ensure New Zealand’s legal framework keeps pace with emerging threats in the digital age.
Evidence Points to Willis Forcing Out Orr
Nothing our finance minister says about economics makes sense to me. It only can be understood in terms of back-room deals responding to lobbying from Big Business.
Government Doesn’t Want to Define Woman
That the minister’s response is clumsy and directionless means there is even more need for the member’s bill by New Zealand First MP Jenny Marcroft.
Make Your Local Elections Meaningful
Mayors and councillors are required to deliver quality services. But, money wasted on surplus personnel is money not available for additional roads or footpaths, park maintenance, or new books for the library.
The Profanity Trend Is Tired
A culture that insists upon vulgarity in its art and in every social context is one that doesn’t care about its children. We owe them better.
Real ID Is Not About Keeping You Safe
If we allow that day to come, we’ll yearn for the days when our big problems consisted of long airport lines.
The Sniff Test
The government’s use of urgency to change pay equity laws doesn’t pass the sniff test but at least now MPs seem to know what a woman is.
Russia Is Ready to Sacrifice Iran
What is interesting is that Trump has shifted his position on negotiating with Iran. His policy pivot is driven by three new considerations.
The Trump vs Harvard Showdown
Freezing Harvard’s federal funding is one thing; stripping its tax-exempt status is quite another.