New Conservative “I hate you, you’re the worst parents.” “Conservatives are bigoted and living in the 18th century.” “A woman’s place is in the home.” “The Holocaust never actually happened.” “There are only two genders (male and female), all others are a fabrication.” “The Bible says all sinners
Eddie Clark Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Eddie Clark joined the Law Faculty of Victoria University of Wellington in February 2015. A VUW alumnus, he graduated in 2005 with a BA/LLB(Hons). After graduation, he worked for a number of years at a leading commercial firm, specialising
rt.com The British Labour Party will oppose a Tory-sponsored bill that would allow “deplatformed” political speakers to sue universities. Labour leader Keir Starmer claims the bill will enable “Holocaust deniers” and “anti-vaxxers.” The bill, proposed by the Conservative government and headed for a second reading in the House of
Kurt Mahlburg mercatornet.com Kurt Mahlburg is a writer and author, and an emerging Australian voice on culture and the Christian faith. He has a passion for both the philosophical and the personal, drawing on his background as a graduate architect, a primary school teacher, a missionary, and a young
The group Speak Up For Women have had their billboard pulled down by GO Media after only 24 hours. The billboard simply had the dictionary definition of the word ‘woman’ along with the website address speakupforwomen.nz. The group formed in 2018 describe themselves as “a diverse group of ordinary
Frank LoMonte University of Florida LoMonte has been the executive director of the Student Press Law Center in Washington, D.C. since 2008. During his tenure, he launched a number of major programming initiatives, including: Organizing the “Tinker Tour,” a nationwide First Amendment awareness tour featuring civil-liberties icon Mary Beth
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Well-intentioned legislation to protect equal rights for all flies in the face of many very basic, simple human psychological conditions. If you genuinely believe that making a law or a rule with the stroke of a pen will change how people think and behave, you’re probably not far from
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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
