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The Global Rise of Online Speech Policing
Governments are tightening control over what citizens can say online. The worldwide slide toward punishing speech has profound consequences for open societies.
Sisterhood Goes Into Bat for Its Own
Feminine indefensibles can always rely on the gynarchy.
Laughter Is the Best Medicine
This regular daily post is the place to joke and banish negative thoughts.
My Public Comment at the ACIP Meeting
There are NO data proving the safety and efficacy of hepatitis B vaccines on day one, two months, or 12 years of age.
They Learnt Nothing From the ‘Ghost Cities’
Cities cannot be engineered from above – only grown from real human demand.
The Drover’s Dog Barks in Spring Street
Jess Wilson is coasting on the hard work of others.
Why Is Gen Z So Extreme?
In a new age of authoritarianism, it’s never been a scarier time to be a libertarian. However, this may also be the opportunity of a lifetime. I only hope it isn’t too late to escape the sinking ship.
Canterbury’s 175th Anniversary Is Celebrated
The celebration proceeded despite earlier attempts by council staff to discourage public recognition of the anniversary.
Why Taiwan Matters to the South Pacific
Chinese aggression against Taiwan will badly affect Australia and NZ.
The Good Oil Daily Opinion Poll
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Nz’s Political Culture Rewards Feelings Over Facts
It’s time to demand better – a political culture grounded in reason, accountability and results. Only then will New Zealand start moving in the right direction again.
No MP Is Above the Party
It is a simple, radical idea that parliament belongs not to parties, but to people. People who, when they stand to speak, do not check the party line, but remember the faces of those who sent them.