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New York Under Mayor Zohran Mamdani
Six months into the mayoralty, the experiment is underway. History and basic economics suggest that doubling down on controls and redistribution will not make New York more affordable or more free – it will make it poorer, more divided, and less dynamic.
Freedom of Speech Is Dying in Europe
When people can speak freely across borders, traditional state propaganda loses its grip, making the subjugation of the internet the primary imperative for modern political control.
If They Have Nothing to Hide...
The surveillance state inadvertently gives us a good laugh.
The Creatures Born From Code
Generative AI threatens to upend citizen science records, as images of fake species slowly start to proliferate.
Winston Is on to It
It’s unfortunate that none of the other political parties or mainstream media are interested in addressing this. Nor the Ministry of Health, or the Accident Compensation Corporation. Other than from Winston, it’s crickets. Peters is saying that criminal charges would be appropriate.
Would You Put Your Daughter in an Uber with Him?
Convicted Indian serial groper escapes jail-time and deportation.
And a Cyclist Commandeers the Court
Yet another perverse inversion of victimhood and abuse of bad legislation.
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Thoughts on Destiny Church and Heaven’s Hitlist
You may say that such statements are not representative of Destiny. Tamaki is more measured, sure. But if Tamaki was concerned, why didn’t he interrupt this man and say, ‘No, no, don’t pray like that’?
Insights From the Polls
They say opposition parties don’t win elections, governments lose them, so, with only five more sitting weeks before the House rises on 24 September for the election, the coalition urgently needs some gamechangers.
For Whom the Poll Tolls
National’s poll numbers will certainly decline from this point onward; the only uncertainty is whether that support goes to ACT and New Zealand First so something can be salvaged from this disaster.
National Has Fouled Its Nest Big Time
A reset is desperately needed. That now rests with Luxon. He must prove he is listening to the wider electorate, particularly those on the right. Like many others, I’m not holding my breath.
