Bryce Edwards Political Analyst in Residence, director of the Democracy Project, School of Government, Victoria University of Wellington democracyproject.substack.com Is another Green MP on their way out? And are the Greens severely tarnished by another integrity scandal? For the second time in three months, the Green Party has
Jon Miltimore Jonathan Miltimore is the Editor at Large of FEE.org at FEE. fee.org John Joseph Mearsheimer recently summed up in a single sentence why Julian Assange should go free. “Journalists don’t go to jail for publishing classified information in the United States,” Mr Mearsheimer, a political
I’m currently reading Jeff Fynn-Paul’s excellent American history, Not Stolen: The Truth About European Colonialism in the New World. Call it a revision of revisionist history. While not shying away from the sometimes grim truths, Fynn-Paul demolishes nearly every grievance-mongering talking-point of the left,
Peter Allan Williams peterallanwilliams.substack.com Writer and broadcaster for half a century. Now watching from the sidelines although verbalising thoughts on www.reality check.radio three days a week That Golriz Ghahraman and District Court Judge Maria Pecotic were once lawyer colleagues is incontrovertible. There is published evidence that
Rosemary Abbott whakatakitimes.nz GOOD DAY AT THE OFFICE 37-year-old Taryn Hansen, a public servant in Wellington’s bustling CBD, found herself breathing a sigh of relief today. As news of former Green MP Golriz Ghahraman’s shoplifting scandal flooded the headlines, Hansen couldn’t help but chuckle
Yesterday Golriz Ghahraman appeared in court to plead guilty for her shoplifting offences. It must have been a humiliating experience but something interesting has come to light. Ghahraman was originally due to appear on 20 March, but somehow managed to squeeze in her appearance seven days earlier. But that is
Golriz Ghahraman has pleaded guilty to all her charges in the Auckland District Court today. The former Green MP admitted the four shoplifting charges over allegations she stole about $10,000 worth of goods. Judge Maria Pecotic remanded Ghahraman at large until her sentencing on June 24. The judge did
Steven Tucker Steven Tucker is a UK-based writer with over ten books to his name. His latest is Hitler’s and Stalin’s Misuse of Science, comparing the woke pseudoscience of today to the totalitarian pseudoscience of the past. mercatornet.com Scarlet Blake is a 26-year-old female
As I’ve been reporting for The BFD, there’s a huge criminal case underway in Melbourne these last couple of weeks that I wasn’t able to tell you almost anything about. All I’ve been able to tell you is that an activist, who could not be named,
As you may recall, there was a huge story in Australia which I couldn’t tell you much about. No one can: a Victorian judge slapped an almost-total suppression order on it. I can’t tell you much about a new development in the story, either. All I can
Simon O’Connor Husband, step-father, and longtime student of philosophy and history. Also happen to be a former politician, including chairing New Zealand’s Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Committee. onpointnz.substack.com The recent decision to let a violent activist go free and with name suppression after repeatedly
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com The Herald reports Auckland University Associate Law Professor, a Carrie Leonetti, saying she’s never seen any evidence to suggest banning gang insignia and consorting had an impact on gang membership and violence. That’s about as logical as me saying I’ve never seen
One of these crimes is not like the other… Crime (A) If you haven’t followed the news – last year at the ‘Posie Parker’ event in Albert Park, protests led by trans activists and encouraged by mainstream media, a young man repeatedly attacked a 71 year old woman. The 20
As expected, a woke judge has given the granny basher a slap on the wrist with a well-soaked paper serviette, effectively signalling that if you are an effed-in-the-head trans activist you can assault people for daring to have a differing opinion from you. A man who
As I wrote recently, more and more grim evidence is emerging that child sexual abuse in public schools likely dwarfs even what went on in the churches. Worse, the cover ups and enabling by those in charge were every bit as bad. And still are: a recent Victorian government inquiry
