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The Public School Shell Game Dwarfs the Phantom Day Cares
Adults siphon off taxpayer money earmarked for kids, and no one is held accountable. Teachers’ unions share the same dysfunctional incentives as headline-grabbing fraudsters in Minnesota.
Funny How None of Them Buys What They’re Selling
It’s not that these people are stupid. It’s that the rules they preach are for you, not for them.
The Body as Ground Zero
I trust that whatever lies beyond is not characterized by the vast stupidity and selfishness of what lies here: a stupidity and selfishness that lead many to abandon their right to their own sovereign selves.
Being Honest Is Not Race Baiting
If we cannot talk openly about trends without being shouted down, we will never fix the underlying causes. Silence does not protect communities. Truth, handled responsibly, just might.
Hate Speech Bill Set To Be Scuttled
Free speech concerns have left the legislation in tatters.
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Albanese ‘Hate Speech’ Bill Loses Support
A bad bill which will only protect Islamic hate.
Have the Greens Lost Their Mojo?
They enter election year with their poll numbers trending down, their internal organisation in flux, and their strategic positioning unclear. Friendly observers could be forgiven for asking: have the Greens lost their way?
Nothing Left of the Left
When left and right start behaving in the same way, there’s nothing left of the left.
Oh Bless, They Think It’s Actually Working
The truth is the ban isn’t working – we all know it. And in any case it’s impossible to measure if it is.
This Hit Job Is Not About Child-Safety
X is simply the space the managerial class can’t control.
National’s Housing U-Turn: Bishop Gets Schooled by Auckland Reality
National’s path is clear: win Auckland or bust. Time to consult real Aucklanders for fixes, not Wellington’s debate-club graduates.