The Right Response
The conduct of Charlie Kirk before his assassination, and the likes of Israel and Maria Folau, give us a good idea of how we should respond to the increasing challenges in society.
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Violence Silences Lives but Debate Strengthens Society
If someone does not share these values, that is their right. But it is not their right to dictate how I live my beliefs, nor to threaten or intimidate me into silence.
Schmitt Happens
In the end, argued Carl Schmitt, democracy boils down to a struggle between us and them.
Thoughts on Charlie Kirk
Would you employ someone who danced and celebrated the assassination of someone, even if you didn’t like the person who was assassinated? These people have caused actual harm – to their employers, to public trust and to basic decency. The consequences are on them.
Te Pāti Māori Imploding: Labour’s Fragile Alliance on the Brink
At some point, Labour is going to have to wake up and disown Te Pāti Māori. Hipkins can’t keep pretending this alliance is sustainable.
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Face of the Day
Most projects will be delivered next year, with some extending into 2027.
The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… tenable (adjective): : capable of being held, maintained, or defended : defensible, reasonable Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Tenable means "holdable". In the past it was often used in a physical sense—for example, to refer to a city that an army was trying to "
The Good Oil Daily Bible Verse
And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid; but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me.
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Rhonda Fitzpatrick On Andrew Little's Aggressive Behaviour Towards Her
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