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Credentialled Quislings Collobarate with the Worst
There’s not an enemy of our country they won’t help out.
How To Keep Your Privacy and Stay in Control Online in 2026
Put on your best progressive’s voice and repeat: in our lived experience ‘Linux user’ is a protected characteristic, and anyone who disagrees is actually, like, performing an illegal operation and making us feel memory-unsafe right now!
Then Comes the Day After
If the terrorist government capitulates, what are the possible outcomes?
How Is This Not Supporting Terrorism?
Singing the praises of a terror leader is textbook terror support.
The Good but Misplaced Intentions of Modern Slavery Laws
Proponents of such laws mean well. But, in my view, many policy makers in rich nations have little understanding of working conditions in poor countries or how humans respond to incentives. The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
Solving Crises With ‘Not My Department’
Wellington solves parking crisis by entering a strategic partnership with ‘not my department’.
How Does This Iran Thing End?
The Trump administration has learned from the failures of the past 30 years.
Goodness Another Very Important Promotion
Helen Clark’s appointment as chair of the Gavi board is much more meaningful than most people realise.
The Good Oil Daily Opinion Poll
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The Ideological Capture of Our Health Sector
The Nursing and Medical councils make political views compulsory.
Is This a Terrorist Act?
We must be very, very careful that vigilance against terrorism doesn’t come at the price of religious and political freedom.