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Should We Ban Offensive Words?

Josie Pagani Political Commentator commonroomnz.com This article was first published by The Common Room Puffin – the jolly-sounding publishers of Roald Dahl, recently teamed up with the less jolly inclusive minds, to update Dahl’s books for children. ‘Keeping them relevant for a modern audience,’ they said. Well, sounds

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CDC Now Refusing New Reports in Its V-Safe Program

CDC Now Refusing New Reports in Its V-Safe Program

David Gortler Dr David Gortler, a 2023 Brownstone Fellow, is a pharmacologist, pharmacist, research scientist and a former member of the FDA Senior Executive Leadership Team who served as senior advisor to the FDA Commissioner on matters of: FDA regulatory affairs, drug safety and FDA science policy. brownstone.org The

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Let’s Consider the Real Threat to Freedom

Gary Bauer Gary L Bauer is an Opinion Columnist at The Patriot Post, and is one of America’s most effective spokesmen for pro-life, pro-family, and pro-growth values. Bauer is a frequent guest on a wide variety of political talk shows and a much-in-demand speaker

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If You Don’t Look, You Can’t Find

New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out With Science nzdsos.com The New Zealand Ombudsman has dismissed NZDSOS’s complaint of 9 July 2021 despite claiming eight months ago that “you can be assured that your complaint remains a priority and is being actively monitored.” This dismissal comes 21 months after the

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Down the Slippery Slope (Part 3)

Down the Slippery Slope (Part 3)

C J Hopkins C J Hopkins is an award-winning playwright, novelist, and political satirist. consentfactory.org So, the Germans are putting me on trial for my thoughtcrimes, and, apparently, I’ve already been found guilty and sentenced. Bear with me and I’ll try to explain. The Berlin District

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What Happens Next?

What Happens Next?

James Fite Editor-at-Large. James is our wordsmith extraordinaire, a legislation hound and lover of all things self-reliant and free. An author of politics and fiction (often one and the same) he homesteads in the Arkansas wilderness. libertynation.com Donald J Trump is racking up the historic firsts.

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What Is Wrong with NZ’s Hospitals

New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out With Science nzdsos.com A whistle-blower in Hawke’s Bay recently spoke to Alex Spence from the New Zealand Herald about significant issues with the Radiology Department in Hawke’s Bay Hospital. The Herald will continue reporting on the impact of the staffing crisis

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Australia Paves the Way for Soviet-Style Censorship

Rebekah Barnett Rebekah Barnett reports from Western Australia. She is a volunteer interviewer for Jab Injuries Australia and holds a BA in Communications from the University of Western Australia. Find her work on her Substack page, Dystopian Down Under. brownstone.org The Australian Government’s proposed new laws to crack

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Matt Taibbi’s Courageous Fight for Free Speech

Steve Dewey Steve Dewey is a retired federal financial regulator with 40 years of diverse business and financial experience in the private and public sectors. His career has involved the resolution of distressed asset portfolios and failed financial institutions in both Asia and the United States. In 2019, he founded

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If You Can’t Win the Debate, Just Censor

If You Can’t Win the Debate, Just Censor

“When you tear out a man’s tongue,” George R R Martin wrote in A Clash of Kings, “you are not proving him a liar: you’re only telling the world that you fear what he might say.” When governments, bureaucrats and Big Tech conspire to silence people online, it’

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NZDSOS Serves MCNZ with Legal Papers

New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out With Science nzdsos.com New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science (NZDSOS) has recently filed for a High Court Judicial Review of the use of the “Guidance Statement” by the Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ) to threaten doctors into obedience to the government dictates.

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NZ Govt Tries to Censor Gab

NZ Govt Tries to Censor Gab

news.gab.com Dear Gab Community, We want to keep you informed about an important development involving Gab and its commitment to preserving the principles of free speech and open discourse. Our platform, which is based in the United States, has recently received a censorship demand from a foreign country

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Politicians Will Always Want to Control the Public Square

Politicians Will Always Want to Control the Public Square

Isaac Schick Isaac Schick is a policy analyst at the American Consumer Institute, a nonprofit education and research organization. fee.org Recently the Supreme Court avoided deciding on where the limits of Section 230 were concerning content algorithms. Many have interpreted this as a positive sign that Section 230 will

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NZ Doctor’s Appeal Won

NZ Doctor’s Appeal Won

NZDSOS The decision from Judge Kevin Kelly of the Wellington District Court, released last week, has seen Dr Alison Goodwin’s January 2022 suspension by the Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ) reversed. The case, filed on 9 Feb 2022, was heard 16 months later on 28 Jun 2023. The

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The Crime and the Cover-up

J.W. Rich J.W. Rich is an economics student and writer in Charlotte, North Carolina. mises.org How do you cover up an atomic bomb? The same way you cover up anything else: you don’t allow people to know what really happened. Of course, the magnitude and power

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