Oh Dear: “Trickle-Down”, Again
Trickle-down economics deserves recognition – as economics’ most successful bogeyman. Forever attacked, never defended, because there’s nobody home.
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The US-China Cold War Heats Up
Agroterror and spy games. US authorities foil a chilling and dastardly plot in America’s heartland.
China’s Strengths Aren’t That Strong
China’s productivity growth is weak, its exports still rely on foreign inputs, and its AI sector is driven more by policy than by independent discovery.
The Commerce Commission Targets the Supermarkets
Van Heerden said the commission’s preference is for the industry to voluntarily change its practices. “If they don’t, we’ll have to consider our other alternatives.”
Who Will Feed Paris?
In his time, Bastiat – like Alexis de Tocqueville – had already understood that socialism “send[s] civilization back.”
Tourism on the Up
Figures from the International Visitor Survey show international tourism contributed $12.2 billion to the economy in the year ending March 2025, up 9.2 per cent on the previous year.
Woke Is a Risk, Not a Strength, Corporations Admit
Woke is broke: the corporate world is finally waking up.
Pride Week Infects 200 New Zealand Schools
This isn’t about hate. It’s about honesty. And if the only way these programmes can survive is by pretending there’s no criticism, lying about protest threats, and dismissing concerned parents as “bigots”, then maybe it’s time they were pulled out of schools altogether.
This Is Daylight Robbery in Hi-Vis
Don’t expect the cone cartel to fold anytime soon. There’s still plenty of gold in them hills and the taxpayer tap’s still flowin’.
The Corporate Welfare for Agribusiness
The agribusiness elite have had their say loudly with this report (which is subtitled “Turning talk into tasks”). It’s time for the rest of New Zealand and our political leaders to assert the public interest.
New Covid Wave Campaign a Massive Flop
Like the good lackeys they are, media outlets are beating up the BREAKING new variant story, to which the general public response has been LMAO.
Is This an Illusive Concept?
Does foreign bribery and corruption exist in New Zealand? Of course it does. What is the extent of the problem? No one knows. And it’s unlikely we will find out anytime soon.
