New York May Get Government-Owned Grocery Stores
History shows that’s never a good idea.
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Trump’s Mineral Policy Offers a Strategic Opportunity
A seabed mining agreement with the island nation of Nauru would reduce China’s influence while establishing America as an industry authority.
Many Words and Few to the Point
Ketanji Brown Jackson can’t stop talking – but does she actually say anything?
They Could Make Up Our Future Parliament
An insight into the little monsters who will one day run the country.
I Hear Echoes of Citizens for Rowling
Many New Zealanders resent being told what to think. That was the lesson of 1975 and I don’t think much has changed.
It’s ‘Nothing to Do with Islam©’ Again
Why can’t we have an honest conversation about Islam?
Te Tiriti, Not Te Mandate
A school board affirms its right to apply Treaty obligations lawfully – supporting Māori students without mandating cultural content for all.
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You Can Relive Your Hippy Days
So instead of reaching for your morning cup of Earl Grey, reach for your morning cup of… what’s it called again?
Apartheid Funded by the Taxpayer, Run Like a Family Business
Whānau Ora should be dismantled. This isn’t empowerment: it is exploitation of the system by those lucky enough to sit at the top. The people it was meant to help never see the benefit. The insiders make sure of that.
So They Set Brushfires
What chance do the “progressive forces” have of prevailing in the battle for the future if they are forced to admit, if only to themselves, that the left is losing to the right in a fair fight?
Who Relies Most on Welfare?
Chinese people had the lowest dependency rate at 2.4 per cent. The highest rate is for Māori at 23 per cent.
The Local Electoral Act Hole
The possibilities are endless, provided you have the money and the intestinal fortitude to tell the truth about some ratbag local government candidate.