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The Golden Age Is Over
The golden age when a woman with her newborn babe could walk throughout the Principality of Piddington, from edge to edge, without receiving any harm, may be coming to a close.
What Did YOU Do in the War, Baba?
‘Good migrant’ activist’s father was a warlord who murdered aid workers and starved child soldiers.
Acres of Skin
A young doctor looked at a prison full of men and saw a field to harvest. The cream in your medicine cabinet came out of a prison experiment.
How I Fell Out With Julie Burchill
The Modern Review is coming to Substack with an online archive plus new original content. Read about how the famed ‘low culture’ magazine came crashing down when Julie Burchill plotted a coup with her new lesbian lover.
The Very Model of a Modern Lefty
Former ABC star turned Labor staffer’s racist, sexist, antisemitic rants.
Why the UK’s Rejection Matters for Us
Ensuring accessible palliative care for all must remain at the heart of the discussion, not expanding assisted-suicide legislation in the name of choice and compassion.
The Letter National and NZ First Didn’t Want to Receive
The Waitangi Tribunal was never intended to exist indefinitely. It is time for our elected government to step up, complete the settlement process, and unite New Zealand with equal rights for all citizens.
Empty Fridge and a Full Press Conference
Outlawing the signal that keeps the supermarket stocked is not compassion. It might be how you get some votes. It’s also how you empty the fridge.
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Dragging New Zealand Left
New Zealand First and National are not right-wing parties. Their willingness to engage in economic interventionism and steal each other’s policies places them both firmly left-of-centre.