A Solution for Mowbray’s Problem
Move your factories to NZ and get a 10 per cent tariff, not China’s 145 per cent rate.
Business
Making Big Tobacco Look like Angels
Social media companies like Meta are little short of evil.
Some Generations Are More Cynical
Gen X and Gen Z have more in common that what you may think. Here’s why.
Integrity Briefing: Banking lobbyists 1, Justice 0
Let’s call this what it is: a rule-of-law rollback for the sake of two banks’ bottom lines. If a well-connected litigant can get the legislature to retroactively rewrite the law in their favour, how can the public have confidence in the independence of justice?
For the Love of Tariffs
The outrage over Trump’s protectionism is so hypocritical and self serving from every quarter that I hope he wins and rewrites the rulebook on global trade.
Tariffs Personally Cost Trump $500M – Forbes
The US president’s wave of duties on imports has roiled stock markets.
My War With the NZTA: Part Deux
If it seems from all the foregoing that I have become mildly obsessed with the NZTA and the traffic management racket, I plead guilty. I should get out more often. Oh, that’s right, I do get out often. It’s just that every time I try to go anywhere, road cones dog me every step of the way.
From the Desk of a Male, Pale and Stale
Trump’s tariff strategy explained (part two: ‘Looming Disaster’).
A Look at Trump’s Multi-Pronged Tariff Plan
It’s Trumpian, bold, and out of the box. Let’s hope it ends up as beautiful as he promised the American people last year.
The NZ Lobbying and Influence Register
The fight for integrity in politics is on, and it won’t be won overnight. Both the gentle persuaders and the noisy muckrakers have a part to play. This is the beginning of a new era of scrutiny.
Some Thoughts on the Tariffs
In which a non-economist tries to figure out what The Donald is trying to do.
Why Is Productivity Low in NZ?
The HMNZS Manawanui’s inquiry explains. Poor leaders. Its lousy CEOs, bosses, inbred boards, ministers, admirals. Our non-human systems work just fine.
