As I’ve warned many times, “Always assume that “fact-checkers” are trying to bullshit you”. I’ve also complained many times about the dire state of so-called “science journalism”. The “Explainer” column of the Sydney Morning Herald, penned by an award-winning “science journalist” no less, is a perfect case-in-point for
Conserve NZ Patrick Lim Pharmacist I’m deeply saddened that this day has come and that it has ended in this way. These vaccine mandates are brutally cruel and unkind. I could never have imagined that New Zealand would impose such a totalitarian and draconian mandate. It completely takes away
Darryl Betts darryllrbetts.wordpress.com Darryl is a businessman and a post-graduate student in Philosophy at the University of Auckland, with particular interests in the philosophy of science, philosophy of mind, epistemology, logic, and AI. He holds a BSc in Computer Science and a BA in Philosophy, Logic and Computation.
There seems to be a ramping up of the fear factor as the Government walks back their two week old goal of achieving 90% vaccination across the country. David Fisher has obviously been sitting far too close to cellphone transmission towers and has spewed forth a mad rambling from his
Claire Breen Alexander Gillespie University of Waikato Dr Claire Breen holds a BCL from the National University of Ireland (University College Cork). She also holds an LLM (International Law) and a PhD from the University of Nottingham. Alexander Gillespie works primarily in international law, with specialties in international environmental; and
Nick Cater mercatornet.com Nick Cater is executive Director of the Menzies Research Centre in Canberra. Since arriving in Australia from Britain in 1988, he has risen to become one of the nation’s leading political commentators. His CV includes stints as deputy editor of The Sunday Telegraph in Sydney
Arthur The hidebound ideologues of the left and their mindless followers have one theme that runs through their thinking. They are so smugly self-righteous and sure of how right they are on all issues. They are deaf, dumb and blind to all counter views. They will jump and wriggle and
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com Go back a decade, or even only five years and newspaper story after story assured us we’d all be in driverless cars by 2020. As my company receives about $25million annually from car-parks in our office buildings I grilled my CEO on ideas for
MSM headlines and articles this week have a consistent thread running through them. Their key talking point is that Vaccine certificates are a ticket to freedom. Stuff: Freedoms shrinking for unvaccinated NZ Herald: Why health officials support vaccinated over unvaccinated people travelling Newstalk ZB: Is the vaccine worth risking your
Dear Editor Edmund Burke said that “the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing”. I don’t necessarily think of myself as a “good man” but I can recognise evil when I see it. I’m old enough to remember the days
NZDSOS Four midwives, NZDSOS and NZTSOS are challenging the order requiring them to be vaccinated against COVID-19. We contend that the order is not legally valid because the Act does not empower it to be made, if interpreted consistently with the right to refuse medical treatment under the Bill of
“Social media pseudo-science, superstition and other forms of cerebral masturbation about Covid-19.” Tom O’Connor, Stuff, 15 November 2021 A Stuff article, under the heading Locally-made ‘disinformation’ draws global scorn. Covid-19: A paper on vaccination in pregnancy co-authored by Simon Thornley has been panned by experts around the world,” Stuff
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Nial Wheate Elise Schubert University of Sydney Associate Professor Wheate completed a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree with 1st class honours from the University of New South Wales whilst at the Australian Defence Force Academy. He then completed a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in medicinal chemistry under Professor J. Grant
Darryl Betts Recently I made some new acquaintances and had the opportunity to spend some time talking with them on a rainy Saturday. Three intelligent, successful women who love their children, and also care about other people and their children. Like millions more throughout New Zealand – with strong ties to
