Failed Labour nonentity Grant Robertson made a comment in his valedictory speech to parliament saying the tax system is very unfair. Let us take a look at that contention and see if there is anything in it. One of its implications is the usual socialist chestnut that all your money
The growing wealth of the country…is mainly concentrated in a few hands, and the number of very rich men is becoming larger. The tendency of wealth to get into fewer hands is becoming more marked. Theodore Roosevelt, 1901 (First Annual Message) It’s not just in New Zealand but
Kineta Knight Kineta Knight is a senior journalist and content producer based in Kaiapoi, North Canterbury. She has worked as a reporter for radio, television, online and print, as well as an editor of lifestyle magazine titles — both throughout New Zealand and the UK. chrislynchmedia.com A Southland dairy business
The public sector has been hit with another blow, as the Ministry of Health and Ministry for Social Development are expected to cut hundreds of jobs. Up next week are the Department of Internal Affairs, followed by the Department of Conservation. What isn’t clear is what will happen to
Tierin-Rose Mandelburg Tierin-Rose Mandelburg grew up in a large Christian family on the coast of Connecticut. After high school she moved to Alabama to dance with a professional ballet company while attending Liberty University. She served as an MRC Culture intern in Spring 2021 and became staff shortly thereafter. Her
Christopher Rosin Senior Lecturer in Political Ecology, Lincoln University, New Zealand Hugh Campbell Professor of Sociology, Gender Studies and Criminology, University of Otago The history of farming is seeded with technological “big bang” moments that have changed the trajectory of whole industries and countries. Some – such as mechanisation, and the
Joe Schaeffer libertynation.com American meat processing giant Tyson Foods is about to get the Bud Light treatment. As the backlash plays out, a valuable window is being opened onto the ugly reality that the massive illegal immigration “migrant” crisis in this nation is fueled to a startling degree by
Ronald Stein Ronald Stein is an engineer, senior policy advisor on energy literacy for CFACT, and co-author of the Pulitzer Prize nominated book Clean Energy Exploitations. cfact.org For one of the wealthier countries on this planet, America, with 330 million people representing about four per cent of the world’
Tierin-Rose Mandelburg Tierin-Rose grew up in a large Christian family on the coast of Connecticut. After high school she moved to Alabama to dance with a professional ballet company while attending Liberty University. She served as an MRC Culture intern in Spring 2021 and became staff shortly there after. Her
Gabriela Pariseau Gabriela is an Assistant Editor in the Media Research Center’s Free Speech America division. She is a graduate of Christendom College where she earned a B.A. in History. Gabriela has also contributed to The Catholic Register, Arlington Catholic Herald, Students For Life of America and Iowa
Simon Marvin Director, Urban Institute, University of Sheffield Allan McCay Academic Fellow, University of Sydney Law School, University of Sydney Elon Musk’s company called Neuralink, launched in 2016, aims to implant a piece of technology in people’s brains that would allow them to control a computer or phone
Bryce Edwards Political Analyst in Residence, director of the Democracy Project, School of Government, Victoria University of Wellington democracyproject.substack.com Is another Green MP on their way out? And are the Greens severely tarnished by another integrity scandal? For the second time in three months, the Green Party has
David Menkes Associate Professor in Psychological Medicine, University of Auckland Pharmaceutical industry payments to doctors are common, often substantial, and can affect clinical decision making. Seven years after the industry trade association Medicines New Zealand first mooted a disclosure system, pharmaceutical companies operating in New Zealand recently revealed their financial
Dr Latus Dextro PhD clinician drlatusdextro.substack.com stooge: a person who is forced or paid by someone in authority to do an unpleasant or secret job for them synonyms of ‘stooge’ In 2017 Dr. Anthony Fauci predicted a pandemic ‘…So, the thing we’re extraordinarily confident about is that
Critics of “diversity, equity, and inclusion programs” (DEI) highlight that determining the realised value of DEI, of preferring staff according to their immutable characteristics e.g., race, sex, or gender, may be biased, complex, and context-dependent. Rarely acknowledged and almost never reported is that DEI initiatives can be costly, problematic,
