Australian tv host Andrew Denton once said that, if he had to give his kids just one book that would teach them all he wanted to know, it would be To Kill a Mockingbird. The book has long been a mainstay of set high school English texts, with good reason.
Fizza Kulvi McMaster University Fizza Kulvi is a doctoral candidate specializing in communications policy and law at McMaster University. She is interested in the societal impacts of new media technologies and devising regulatory frameworks to ensure that these technologies remain in the interest of the public. On June 23, the
Graham Adams Victoria University of Wellington – Te Herenga Waka democracyproject.nz Graham Adams is a journalist, columnist and reviewer who has written for many of the country’s media outlets including Metro, North & South, Noted, The Spinoff and Newsroom Surprisingly for a Minister of Finance, Grant Robertson is an
Media will tell you that Donald J Trump has a lot of things working against him should he decide to take another tilt at the presidency: his age (he was born in 1946), his weight which posed additional risk when he contracted Covid-19 (but from which he appeared to emerge
Dear Editor I want to talk about hate. And how we articulate it. My sister won’t give me the remote, I hate her. The emotion is transient, almost meaningless, harmless. A criminal murdered a family member, raped my daughter, poisoned my dog: the hate is visceral, dark, and ultimately
David Seymour ACT Leader In an extraordinary interview on Newshub Nation this morning, Human Rights Commissioner Paul Hunt has demonstrated exactly why the Commission should be abolished. Hunt either refused or was unable to answer any of the questions to put to him. He was defensive of gangs and stood
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Newsroom journalist Marc Daalder appears to celebrate and support Cancel Culture. Deplatforming is a truly despicable act that not only silences citizens exercising their legitimate democratic rights, but often also involves slander and extortion of third parties… threats to business reputations and results in the devastation of peoples lives. Tim
Mark Maney nzchristiannetwork.org.nz Mark Maney joined the NZCN team in May 2020. He is passionate about the Gospel, is an exuberant presenter, and is very involved with Thinking Matters. He has pastored churches both in New Zealand and Canada, and has recently become the associate pastor at Massey
Free Speech Union The Free Speech Union lodged a formal complaint yesterday with the Hutt City Council Chief Executive Jo Miller against Hutt City Mayor Campbell Barry in relation to a Facebook post where he suggested that a feminist group – whose political views he does not agree with – is to
Free Speech Union The decision by the Chief of the Defence Force to remove an essay which had been selected as the best written in an essay competition because he didn’t like what it claimed is chilling, and a troubling attack on free speech. Spokesperson for the Free Speech
Well, I’ve gone and done it again: I’ve upset Zuck the Great and Powerful and brought down the ban-hammer. Not on myself: I was perma-banned from Facebook ages ago (and have not missed it one whit, I might add; if anything my life’s been the better for
Has Tova O’Brien taken on the character of “Lady Macbeth?” Tall dark and menacing and capable of coming in for the kill? Lady Macbeth was the instigator of the machinations behind the demise of King Duncan in Shakespeare’s play “Macbeth”. An interview with Tova O’Brien is like
Defence Minister Peeni Henare is slow to advocate for our troops, but has been quick to criticise one who has political opinions different to his own, National’s Defence spokesperson Chris Penk says. “The Minister of Defence has consistently failed to champion our Defence Force and national security needs. “Minister
