New Japanese PM Is No Iron Lady
The comparison of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to Margaret Thatcher is largely inaccurate, confusing Takaichi’s uniquely Japanese nationalism with Thatcher’s British patriotism.
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Now for the (Other) Epstein Files
There is a conspiracy operating here, but it’s not a new one: it’s the attempt by powerful men to hide from their wives, and the world, what they like doing with powerless young women.
Which Way Ahead for the Conservative Voters?
Will the Liberals or One Nation fade away: or is there a third winning possibility?
On the Right Side
By announcing an inquiry into the Reserve Bank’s handling of monetary policy in the time of Covid, Nicola Willis has come up with potentially highly effective solution to National’s electoral problems.
Willis’ Idea for a Reserve Bank Review
Willis is desperately clueless. If she cannot predict the effect of the Reserve Bank freezing OCR while dumping tens of billions of dollars into the economy, without holding a review, then she doesn’t deserve a second term as finance minister.
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The Beginning of the Modern Industrial World
An interesting video and well worth a watch to remind ourselves of what coal has delivered to the world.
Part Star, Part Supporting Actor
Robert Duvall lit up 1970s American cinema – and kept going.
