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.
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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.”
More Propaganda: What This Podcast Tells Us
Part 1 of a series, looking at “Quarantine Nation”, Stuff’s new podcast series.
What Delayed Motherhood Really Means
To celebrate delayed motherhood as empowerment without acknowledging its costs is to perpetuate a lie.
If Not America, Then What?
America may be a flawed hegemon but it’s easily better than all the alternatives.
They Need Saving From Themselves
They want your sympathy, they want your welfare, but they don’t want to change.
Luxon Deludes Himself as National Slides Into Oblivion
Talk of a coup exists only in the feeble minds of legacy media. Luxon will hang on in quiet desperation, getting regular coaching from John Key, like he did last Friday, until Key nods at a proposed successor.
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Face of the Day
A secretive figure, the younger Khamenei has not been seen publicly for days. He now stands at the heart of Iran’s theocracy and will have final say over all matters of state.
The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… animosity (noun) - : a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : The important Latin word animus (very closely related to anima) could mean a great many things having to do with the