Covid-19
Siouxsie and the Banshees 2021 Edition
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Wait, What? It’s Now Illegal To Not Self Isolate?
Following the latest in the ongoing, never-ending lockdown saga, the nominal leader of the opposition, Judith Collins declared by way of a press release that National not only would have held Auckland in lockdown 3.0 longer but that she was also very much in favour of making criminals
I’m Not Angry Just Disappointed
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Government Bleeding Auckland to Death
It’s still dark outside as I write this. I couldn’t sleep last night so I gave up trying at 4:00am, got up and thanked my lucky stars that I’m retired, reasonably well off and probably one of the few whose life will barely be impacted by
Editorial: I Wish to Declare a Financial Emergency
I think that it is fair to say that many people are more scared of lockdowns than they are of COVID-19 (the disease so dangerous that most need a Covid test to even know that they have it). The damage the government-ordered lockdowns have caused to our economy
Why I Believe That COVID Derangement Syndrome Is Real
Donald J. Boudreaux aier.org Donald J. Boudreaux is a senior fellow with American Institute for Economic Research and with the F.A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University; a Mercatus Center Board Member; and a professor of
COVID Cases, like Political Careers, Are Dropping like Rocks
Jeffrey A. Tucker aier.org Jeffrey A. Tucker is Editorial Director for the American Institute for Economic Research. He is the author of many thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press and nine books in 5 languages, most recently Liberty or Lockdown. He is also the editor of
One Fix, 220,000 Fails
FEBRUARY 26th 2021 Why is it that when the UK does something well, it really is world-class and when it reverts to type it is a morass of bumbling, fluffing around obfuscation and mediocrity? The roll out of the vaccination programme in England has been a major success, albeit
The Zerocovid Movement
Jenin Younes aier.org Jenin Younes is a graduate of Cornell University and New York University School of Law. Jenin currently works as an appellate public defender in New York City. She enjoys running, restaurants, and reading in her free time. This past year has given rise to some strange
The Cost of the Government’s Attitude Problem
ACT Party ACT Leader David Seymour “Unfortunately ACT predicted tonight’s plunge back into Level 3 lockdown for Auckland and the rest of New Zealand into Level 2,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “I said yesterday the South Auckland cluster wasn’t under control. It wasn’t. There have been
Yo-Yo Lockdown Disappointing
The new lockdown in Auckland and Level 2 for the rest of the country will be disappointing for all, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. “No one wants to be yo-yoing in and out of lockdown. “National said the decision to go out of Level 3 on February
Chicken of the Day
PM Jacinda Ardern continues to make excuses that don’t hold water as to why she won’t front up in front of the cameras and get a vaccine jab. PM Jacinda Ardern says she will get vaccinated before the rollout to the public in the middle of the year,