Offence Can Only Be Taken, Not Given
When we forget that offence is taken, not given, we trade our emotional autonomy for a fragile comfort – and in doing so, we risk silencing not only those we disagree with, but ultimately, ourselves.
Censorship
Do as I Say, Not as I Do
How did we reach a moment where a prime minister saying she wanted to punch another MP in the face is seen as acceptable by many?
The Global Rise of Online Speech Policing
Governments are tightening control over what citizens can say online. The worldwide slide toward punishing speech has profound consequences for open societies.
This Matters for All Whistleblowers
The Barry Young hearing on 11 December. If the court rules that only those with specialised expertise can have “reasonable grounds” to raise concerns, it effectively nullifies whistleblower protection for most New Zealand workers.
Trying to Trademark in New Zealand
Why do we even have a committee like this deciding what words are acceptable for a trademark? Wasn’t this government supposed to be tidying up separatist rubbish like this?
A Visit by the German Thought Police
This new investigation, the search of my home, and confiscation of my computer are blatantly unconstitutional, a brazen violation of my rights as an author and publisher under Germany’s Basic Law.
The UK and Canada Lead the Descent
Both nations are exporting their digital control frameworks through the Five Eyes alliance, a covert intelligence-sharing network uniting the UK, Canada, US, Australia, and New Zealand.
Our Free Speech Is Under Fire
Former judge David Harvey forecasts fresh online regulation push.
Censorship and Your Creative Work: You Can Say No!
The purpose of this strategy isn’t just to make censorship obvious, but to mock it.
How I Got Here
I remember talking to American philosopher Peter Boghossian about what to do about captured universities. He said it was best to abandon them and start again. I feel the same about the MSM. I’m waiting for the whole shooting box to collapse and for new media to arise from the ashes.
We Are No Longer Free
The ban on Ricky Gervais’s billboard saying “Welcome to London, Don’t Forget Your Stab Vest”.
Retired Judge Warns of ‘Control Grid’
Harvey warned that mandatory age verification requirements could become the gateway to compulsory biometric data collection – effectively tying every citizen’s online activity to a digital identity framework.
‘Broadcasting’ Too Wide a Net
The Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) attempted overreach is just another example of bureaucratic and judicial hubris, and it is time for parliament to reassert its sovereignty.
Tikanga Blasphemy and Free Speech in NZ
New Zealand repealed its blasphemy law in 2019. Section 123 of the Crimes Act 1961 – “blasphemous libel” was formally removed by parliament. Yet here we are, 60 years later, watching an unelected regulatory body attempt to recreate the same offence through the back door.
Why Do They Keep Cancelling Each Other?
They invited anyone who agreed with them to add their names to the letter – and 2,000 academics duly obliged. Who do those witch-hunters remind you of? It’s inconceivable that they genuinely believed that scientific knowledge has no greater claim to being true than Māori mythology.