Not So Keen on Their Own Medicine
When Aborigines turn their backs in parliament, it’s all ‘stunning and brave’ – but when others do it to them?
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A Pox on Pronouns
This is my argument against pronouns. It is grotesquely imperialist. And I say this to wind up leftists who probably think of themselves as Black-Lives-Matter Rainbow-Flag Anti-Imperialists.
Coldplay and the Art of Public Shaming
From the stocks to the Jumbotron, morality still seems to matter.
Schools Are Letting Bullies Do as They Like
It’s almost like they don’t really want to do anything about bullying at all.
This Exposes a System Built on Silence
Media, governments, and digital giants stay silent on elite child trafficking – even as the evidence piles up.
Election enrolment shake-up splits Parliament
“If you’re too disorganised to follow the law, maybe you don’t care that much.”
NZ scraps trans sport guidelines, citing women’s safety
“The state has no place in people’s bedrooms, and biological males have no place in women’s sports.”
Tower scraps loyalty perks, blames ‘risk’ — customers face rising premiums
“There’s a real risk policyholders will end up underinsured or drop insurance completely.”
World Court rules climate inaction may be a ‘wrongful act’ under international law
While non-binding, the ruling could influence courts around the world.
Why butter costs so much in the land of milk and cows
“When this is contrasted with an increasing number of people who are struggling to pay for the basics, we question at what cost?”
Peters erupts in Parliament: ‘Aotearoa’ is not our name
“It is not even the name of the South Island where Māori are concerned.”
Not Nice People
A parliament bereft of bullies, where everyone is ‘nice’, and where nothing is ever thrown at anybody – especially not insulting language – is a parliament that will manifest the strength and competence of a kindergarten.
Has Business Finally Woken up to China?
Why would anyone trust a communist dictatorship?
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