JAMA’s Study Still Doesn’t Tell the Whole Story
Twenty years ago, a landmark JAMA study changed the way antidepressants were prescribed during pregnancy. Today, readers still aren't seeing the complete scientific record.
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Taxpayer Funded to Sit on the Couch
Nearly half of ‘frontline’ public servants don’t even show up.
Who Is Profiting From Your Silence?
How government, offshore dollars and a discredited international body built the illusion of a grassroots trans rights movement – and why New Zealand parents can no longer afford to stay silent.
Wake up and Smell the Curry
In my view, Luxon and McClay have done the best they could and probably better than most, if not all. We cannot afford to shut ourselves off from the world’s biggest global markets.
The Case of Andrea Shaw and Her Twins
It may be that the suspicions of police and prosecutors have merit and that Shaw will be found guilty by a jury of her peers. However, given what we have come to know about the sheer dishonesty and vindictiveness of Big Pharma, will this be a corporate-designed miscarriage of justice?
Wellington Plumber Adds ‘Couldn’t Park Anywhere’ Fee
Wellington has spent years arguing about cars, parking, cycleways and the purpose of public space. This story adds another participant to the debate.
Impey Looks the Goods at RNZ
I wish Mr Impey the best of luck, but he’s taken on Mission Impossible.
Visit Comes as Trade Deal Remains Controversial
The visit comes just months after signing of the India Free Trade Agreement, which remains one of the coalition government’s most debated policies.
The Lancet’s Latest mRNA Review
One of the world’s most influential medical journals has published a review that is largely performative. It raises controversial questions only long enough to defuse them with reassuring conclusions. At best, it reads like marketing. At worst, it’s propaganda.
The Making of a Counterculture Capitalist Success Story
In ‘The Rise of Hip Capitalism,’ author Charles L Ponce de Leon traces how Rolling Stone fused countercultural rebellion with entrepreneurial ambition, turning cultural dissent into a media empire.
Who Does Government Procurement Really Serve?
Governments love holding productivity summits. They commission reviews, establish taskforces and release glossy discussion papers asking why productivity growth has stalled. Perhaps they should begin by reading their own procurement policies.
National’s Trade Push and the Risks
The policy could flood markets with low-cost competition that would erode domestic industries, accelerate demographic shifts, deepen inequality and strain infrastructure.