Tough Questions for Kamala Harris’ Reparations Plans
A racial spoils system – and that’s all these proposals really are – is the surest way imaginable to inflame race hatred in America. The cost would be immeasurable and the benefits imaginary.
Culture
The Curse of the Childless Cat Ladies
Cat ladies have been outing themselves like crazy. This is good as it keeps the foe in plain sight.
The Maori Party Should ‘Get Their Heads Out of the Sand’
The time has come for a serious discussion on exactly where this country might be headed if certain issues aren’t addressed and certain decisions taken.
Now That’s a Nice Little Earner
When the dream of finding a lost masterpiece gathering dust turns true.
Yes, Politics IS All About Identity
Chanting ‘we are one people’ like it’s a magic incantation isn’t going to cut it.
More Than Christians Were Insulted
Christians shouldn’t feel singled out. The Opening Ceremony was thoroughly post-modernist and PoMo is all about deconstructing traditional values. In that, at least, it was successful.
Stop Being So Nice All the Time!
When good people stand by and do nothing, their communities will be consumed.
What Is Behind Kamala’s Laugh
Uncontrollable and inappropriate laughter is not among the many leadership qualities Americans look for in a president.
The 33rd Olympiad Opening Ceremony Was Depraved
A celebration of a tiny segment of society that some view as outrageous and inappropriate and yet the participants demand we permit.
Young Japanese Revive the Film Camera
Young Japanese are rediscovering the simple joys of film.
Tantrums From Debs and TPM
Next time these risible claims surface, instead of throwing up our hands in horror, we should just laugh loudly and ridicule their stupidity.
Dealing With Today’s Small Māori Fringe
We can count ourselves lucky that the Māori Party fetches only three per cent of the total vote at election time and that, overwhelmingly, a majority of New Zealanders possessing some Māori ancestry give them a wide berth.
Get Rid of the Māori Seats
Democracy is one thing. Using it for vile purposes is quite another.
The Coming Populist Revolt in Australia
Gary Johns Gary Johns is Chairman of Close the Gap Research Populism occurs when the masses revolt against the elites’ view of the world. Elite opinion does not often deal directly with popular opinion, that is, with the people who have to pay for elite opinion. When elites get it
This Is Not Us
Parlermaid The Settlement Centre Waikato (SCW) in Hamilton, New Zealand, is a place of unity and one which welcomes all people, regardless of their religious or political beliefs, ethnicity or country of origin. A key feature of the newly redeveloped SCW are the ethnic panels that externally wrap the building