Ryan McMaken mises.org Ryan McMaken is a senior editor at the Mises Institute. Ryan has degrees in economics and political science from the University of Colorado and was a housing economist for the State of Colorado. He is the author of Commie Cowboys: The Bourgeoisie and the Nation-State
Press Release: ACT Party “The Government took 192 days to require testing of border-facing staff and almost immediately a healthcare worker at Jet Park has tested positive for Covid-19,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The only reason we haven’t seen more cases appearing at the border is
With sincere apologies to Paul Simon, our very own “Queen of Corona”, through the medium of Chris Hipkins, has warned the Mt Roskill Evangelical Church congregation that the teachings from their Christian bible, delivered from the church pulpit, is misleading and that the only source of truth is delivered from
Eliora Senior Pastor Glen Taka, of the Mt Roskill Evangelical Fellowship, made me smile last week. Yes, he/they broke the rules, but he has made it clear that he and his group are not going to be part of the “team of 5 million” who are enamoured of every
Lizbet Hush * Citizens told to inform on each other. * COVID infringements. * Church leaders censured over a COVID cluster. * Hunger strikes * Escape attempts * Mask fines * Police involvement for contract tracing delinquents * Thousands of returnees isolated in quarantine facilities; those testing positive forced with non-positive family members into mandatory quarantine facilities
Election Andrea Vance (Stuff): When these are the options, this is why I don’t vote Claire Trevett (Herald): Behind the leaders – the National and Labour campaign players and tricks (paywalled) Luke Malpass (Stuff): Labour lines up ducks to win big Heather du Plessis-Allan (Herald): Labour’s policies sink
We keep talking about it. COVID is going to create the worst recession in 160 years. Worse than the Great Depression of 1929. Worse than the downturn of the early 1990s. Definitely worse than the 2008 GFC. We are waiting for this economic tsunami to hit us, driving us all
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As Judith Collins wryly remarked, regarding Jacinda Ardern’s incessant prattling about “kindness”, the more a man tells you he’s honest, the more often you check your pockets. The more a progressive leader boasts that their performance is world-leading, that they are “on the right side of history”
It has really surprised me how compliant the New Zealand public has been over COVID. We have had most of our human rights and civil liberties taken away by a benign dictator who has persuaded us all that it is for our own good. Yes, the country is locked off
Using the Delayed-Matching-To-Sample (DMTS) test, animal psychologists have shown that dogs may remember an event for two minutes but a chimpanzee just for 20 seconds, whereas the average media trooper, trained and skilled (I am very sure), exhibits just under half that primate’s recall. This is
Lizbet Hush Dear NZ Media and Politicians: No matter how much you try to find economists who claim that the COVID elimination strategy is great for the economy, the stories from the ground and reality aren’t reflecting the optimism. Businesses are restructuring and cutting locations, jobs and hours. Some
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