Mowing the Grass While the Dragon Grows
Iran is a danger, but China is pass/fail. Get that wrong and you can kiss Pax Americana goodbye.
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Time Was Now – Lawful or Not
Sorry Helen. Just like you didn’t win the Eden Park argument, you’re not going to win this one either. Sod off.
And I Ran, Iran So Far Away
The world just got a little lighter, though I predict it may get a bit messy for a time. Let right be done.
Luxon Continues to March Backwards Faster Than a French Army: Another Correction on Iran War Visas
Luxon is National’s boat anchor. While he remains there, National will not develop any momentum.
Good Oil General Debate
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Face of the Day
“Over time, I got this idea that I really was a priest, even though I’m a university lecturer and an atheist,” she explained.
The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… aphaeresis (noun) - : the loss of one or more sounds or letters at the beginning of a word (as in round for around) Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Borrowed from Late Latin, borrowed from Greek aphaíresis "taking away, removal, dropping of a letter or sound from
The Good Oil Daily Bible Verse
For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
The Good Oil Daily Roundup
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The 92% Tax That Nobody Ever Paid
If they spent as much energy making it easier to build a business as they do dreaming up new ways to ‘soak the rich,’ the tax base would take care of itself.
The Real Story Is Empty Ballot Boxes
No culture, however proud its monuments and history, endures for long once the people who built it withdraw from defending it.
The Autopsy of a Canary
What the Bondi Beach Chanukah massacre reveals about antisemitism today.