The Tyrant Without a Face
Inspired by RCR Bites, a modern interpretation of Aristotle on how uncertainty, information overload, and ambiguity quietly shape power.
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What’s All This Fuss About China Anyway?
Both sides are aware of the risks. Both sides see this problem as pass/fail for the future of their societies. Yet both are inexorably moving into uncharted historical territory. Can these misaligned visions be managed without leading to conflict?
BSA faces the axe after The Platform ruling?
The current setup has become “arbitrary as to who’s covered and who’s not covered”.
Former All Blacks captain Taine Randell to run for NZ First
Former All Blacks captain Taine Randell will run for NZ First, according to 1News, placing...
A Comparison of Key and Luxon
No-frills leadership.
NZ fuel stocks fall again as shipment delayed, PM says “no risk”
New Zealand fuel supply is back in focus after NZ fuel stocks fell again and...
Quick Hit: India Trade Deal – Trust Us, We Can’t Show You
The government wants parliament to back a free-trade agreement with India. There’s just one problem: they won’t show us what’s in it.
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Labour MP CGT policy question draws firm refusal
A Labour MP has refused to say whether the party’s capital gains tax policy should...
NZ rooftop solar subsidies: which political parties would support them?
With the election approaching, RNZ has put NZ rooftop solar subsidies under scrutiny by asking...
Face of the Day
Randell is reportedly set to contest the Tukituki seat, currently held by National’s Catherine Wedd.
The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… strait (noun, adjective, adverb) - noun 1a: a comparatively narrow passageway connecting two large bodies of water —often used in plural but singular in construction b: isthmus c archaic : a narrow space or passage 2: a situation of perplexity or distress —often used in plural
The Good Oil Daily Bible Verse
Take counsel, execute judgment; make thy shadow as the night in the midst of the noonday; hide the outcasts; bewray not him that wandereth.