John Tamny aier.org John Tamny, research fellow of AIER, is editor of RealClearMarkets. His book on current ideological trends is: They Are Both Wrong (AIER, 2019) The Great Brain is an excellent collection of children’s books that was written by John D. Fitzgerald, and was said to be
New Cabinet Tim Watkin (RNZ): Ardern’s new Cabinet in safe hands but ‘nothing flashy’ Henry Cooke and Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): Cabinet reshuffle: The winners and losers from Jacinda Ardern’s new lineup Heather du Plessis-Allan (Herald): Jacinda Ardern finally shows she has a backbone with tough Cabinet calls
Jeff Harris ronpaulinstitute.org Ever since the alleged pandemic erupted this past March the mainstream media has spewed a non-stop stream of misinformation that appears to be laser-focused on generating maximum fear among the citizenry. But the facts and the science simply don’t support the grave picture
Sebastian Rushworth M.D. Health and medical information grounded in science sebastianrushworth.com The Swedish response to the covid pandemic has become one of the most talked about topics of the last six months, and there’s a lot of misinformation floating around. Since that’s the case, and since
31st October 2020 I am sitting here waiting for the announcement of a new lockdown in England. It was scheduled for 4pm, then deferred to 5pm, then sometime after 5pm and then 6.30pm. As the contents of the speech due to be made by the Prime Minister have been
covidplanb.co.nz An article in the NZ Herald on May 27, 2020 predicted Sweden would have 56,000 more COVID-19 deaths and had made “a fatal mistake”. At the time of publishing, Sweden had experienced 4408 deaths. So, how’s that prediction looking five months on? It was
covidplanb.co.nz An early proponent of New Zealand’s elimination strategy has now admitted that the approach means the country cannot go back to normal. In early interviews, Siouxsie Wiles claimed to be “excited” about vaccines for COVID-19, but now says the early ones are unlikely to prevent
Simon is afraid. He writes – “I’m scared. I didn’t use to be scared. I’m usually the optimist in the room. Wilfully and happily so, I’m Pollyanna”. Simon rather reminds me of a shiver looking for a spine to crawl up. Over lunch, at the risk of
As a fan of the goth genre from its earliest days, I was, like many goths, always puzzled by “normies” who assumed that goths must all be suicidal misery-gutses. On the contrary, most goths, at least the first wave of goth, regarded the genre as fun. It was all
It has been reported that no fewer than 3,400 calls have been made to the Auckland City Council’s “dob in your neighbour” hotline regarding the unspeakable crime of using one’s hose. It appears Crime Watch has a competitor. The city is awash with unauthorised liquidity. My current
ACT Party “Taiwan continues to outperform New Zealand in its COVID-19 response,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “While Taiwan allows new arrivals to isolate at home, our Government has done such a poor job of running managed isolation and quarantine that it’s directed Air New Zealand to stop
Have you noticed that nobody seems to die of anything but COVID-19 any more? This is despite the fact that most people are actually dying of everything but the Wuhan plague. In fact, more than 99% of Australians and New Zealanders who have died so far this year have
If you don’t have a Silver level subscription yet you are missing out on our Insight Politics articles. Today is a FREE taste of an Insight Politics Podcast transcript by Cam Slater that was first published 26th October 2020. Insight: Politics Podcast with Cam Slater – Episode 28 Welcome to
delingpole.podbean.com Dr Mike Yeadon has a degree in biochemistry and toxicology, a research-based PhD in respiratory pharmacology, has spent over 30 years leading new medicines research in the pharmaceuticals industry, and founded his own biotech company which he sold to the world’s biggest drug company Novartis
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Despite the wave of convenient amnesia sweeping Victoria’s government and bureaucracy, some key facts have emerged about that state’s disastrously botched hotel quarantine scheme. Most damning of all was the decision to award the security contract on the basis of ‘diversity and inclusion’ rather than capability. Then there’
