Information Opinion There has been a lot of hand wringing and infantile shrieks of outrage in the last day or so about Nadia Lim, founder of My Food Bag, being described as “a little bit of Eurasian fluff” by businessman Simon Henry. The usual suspects are having an attack of
Today’s face of the day Kiwi Wealth CEO Rhiannon McKinnon has opened up a can of worms with her decision to not invest in a company because of a sexist comment made by CEO and rich lister Simon Henry. Tell me I’m wrong but isn’t the entire
Ian Miller brownstone.org Ian Miller is the author of “Unmasked: The Global Failure of COVID Mask Mandates.” His work has been featured on national television broadcasts, national and international news publications and referenced in multiple best selling books covering the pandemic. He writes a Substack newsletter, also titled “Unmasked.
Carlos Carrillo-Tudela Alex Clymo David Zentler-Munro University of Essex Carlos Carrillo-Tudela is a Professor of Economics at the University of Essex, UK. He is also a co-editor of Labour Economics, The Official Journal of the European Association of Labour Economists (EALE). Alex Clymo is an Assistant Professor at the Economics
Chatting to friends at dinner in a West Coast town last week, we were discussing the fact that many of the local businesses seem to be struggling. Covid is part of the problem of course, as the virus has finally arrived here but it is obvious that this is not
Robert Sparrow Mark Howard lens.monash.edu Robert Sparrow is a Professor of Philosophy, Monash Data Futures Institute Mark Howard is a Research Fellow, Philosophy, Monash Data Futures Institute, ARC Centre of Excellence in Electromaterial Science “The world is not data,” states a new Monash-led paper on the future of
Stuart Smith National MP Kaikoura Below is Stuart Smith’s response. Overseas PhD students have so much to offer New Zealand, which is why we encourage them to study here. In fact, we help fund their study because of the benefits they bring. These students create jobs; they innovate and
On 6 November 2021, I wrote a BFD article titled Shovel – Ready Project Turned Down by Government, shining a blow torch on the fact that the proposal by the Port of Tauranga (POT) to extend the port had been turned down, not once, but twice, by Jacinda Ardern’s Labour
Michael Tracey brownstone.org Michael Tracey is a roving journalist who posts at Substack. It’s always been easy to slag off Twitter. When I first joined the platform 13 years ago, if you ever tried to explain what “Twitter” is to people, they’d respond with something like, “So
Although my Lushington Brady persona was banned from Twitter long ago, I do keep a strictly non-political presence on the platform, under another nom-de-plume. It’s remarkable, actually, what a pleasant place Twitter is without politics: there’s probably a lesson in there. Anyway, being on Twitter has allowed me
Eric Heinze Queen Mary University of London Eric Heinze (Paris, Maîtrise; Harvard, JD; Leiden, PhD) is Professor of Law & Humanities at Queen Mary, University of London. Elon Musk is the planet’s number one billionaire. If anyone can turn cyberspace into a heaven – or hell – of free speech “absolutism”
Dan Sanchez fee.org Dan Sanchez is the Director of Content at the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) and the editor-in chief of FEE.org. Elon Musk sealed the deal. On Monday, Twitter accepted Musk’s $44 billion offer to buy the company and take it private. Musk is putting
John Hawkins Michael James Walsh University of Canberra John Hawkins has a PhD in political science and Masters degrees in Economics and Applied Finance. I have headed the economics division at the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and been a senior economist with the Reserve Bank of Australia, Bank for International
Emmanuel Rincón fee.org Emmanuel Rincón is a lawyer, writer, novelist and essayist. He has won several international literary awards. He is Editor-at-large at El American When asked about the best way to fight monopolies in his documentary series Free to Choose, Milton Friedman had a firm answer: “the free
Patrick Carroll fee.org Patrick Carroll has a degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Waterloo and is an Editorial Fellow at the Foundation for Economic Education. A new “anti-capitalist” cafe is opening in Toronto, hoping to attract customers who share the owner’s radical leftist values. Officially called
Elon Musk has been successful in his bid to buy Twitter for $44 billion Live shot of Twitter HQ at this very moment pic.twitter.com/XceYVa0VLl — Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) April 25, 2022 Read more here. Discuss it on The BFD. If you would like to access exclusive Member content
