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Where Have All the Japanese Gone?

As even the CCP can’t hide any more, China’s population is in dramatic and apparently unstoppable decline. Not even a dramatic reversal of the country’s One Child Policy, with government propaganda exhorting Chinese to have more children, is helping. Official data — which, given Beijing’s propensity to

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A Tale of Two Fires

Lawrence W Reed Lawrence W Reed is FEE’s President Emeritus, Humphreys Family Senior Fellow, and Ron Manners Global Ambassador for Liberty, having served for nearly 11 years as FEE’s president (2008-2019). He is author of the 2020 book, Was Jesus a Socialist? as well as Real Heroes: Incredible

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Do We Want Democracy, or Division?

Do We Want Democracy, or Division?

Don Brash Don Brash was Reserve Bank Governor from 1988 to 2002, and National Party Leader from 2003 to 2006 bassettbrashandhide.com Too many politicians at every level of government – central and local – are either ignorant about what the Treaty of Waitangi meant or are intimidated by those for whom

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The Great Game of Let’s Pretend

Jeffrey A Tucker Jeffrey A Tucker is Founder and President of the Brownstone Institute. He is also Senior Economics Columnist for Epoch Times, author of 10 books, including Liberty or Lockdown, and thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press. He speaks widely on topics of economics, technology, social

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Denmark Takes Steps to Restrict Freedom of Speech

William Stehmann William Stehmann studies Social Studies and English literature at a college in Denmark. fee.org Denmark has historically had some of Europe’s most lenient laws regarding freedom of speech. But following backlash from a number of Middle Eastern nations, the new Social Democrat-led government in Copenhagen is

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In 5 Years, China’s Birth Rate Has Plunged 40%

In 5 Years, China’s Birth Rate Has Plunged 40%

Louis T. March Louis T. March has a background in government, business and philanthropy. A former talk show host, author and public speaker, he is a dedicated student of history and genealogy. Louis lives with his family in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. mercatornet.com China is in big

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Don’t Like Woke Comics, What Are You Going to Do about It?

Don’t Like Woke Comics, What Are You Going to Do about It?

I can’t be the only one that is sick of the wokeifying of our comic books. From turning our favourite superheroes gay, to superheroines becoming feminist girl bosses or the constant preaching of the woke agenda in the franchise. The breaking point for me was when Marvel released a

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Leader Says, ‘It’s Not My Voice’

mercatornet.com “The divisive Voice to Parliament is a project of inner city elite indigenous activists telling us mob what to do,” says Nyunggai Warren Mundine, the director of the Indigenous Forum at the Centre for Independent Studies. In this brief video he explains his vision of strong families and

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Woke Is Alive, Well and (Still) Crushing Free Speech

Woke Is Alive, Well and (Still) Crushing Free Speech

Christian Toto newsbusters.org Conservatives are cheering the Bud Light blowback and the success of Jason Aldean’s “Try That in a Small Town” and “Sound of Freedom.” The three pop culture “victories” suggest woke is on the run. Not so fast. The last few days have seen a woke

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Try That in a Big Town: Sgt Reitz Comes Home 80 Years Later

Sarah Cowgill National columnist at LibertyNation.com. Sarah has been a writer in the political and corporate worlds for over 30 years. As a sought-after speech writer, her clients included CEOs, US senators, congressmen, governors, and even a vice president. She’s worked as contributing editor at Scottsdale Life, a

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France’s Unrest Has Deep Roots

Emmanuel Comte Dr Emmanuel Comte is a senior research fellow of the European Program at the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy in Athens (ELIAMEP) and a professorial lecturer at the Vienna School of International Studies. mises.org Ambrogio Lorenzetti’s frescoes adorning the Palazzo Pubblico in Siena, Italy,

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On the Wonderfulness of Being Maori

On the Wonderfulness of Being Maori

To paraphrase Penn and Teller, “Maori wonderfulness” is bullshit. The psychology of sport isn’t new, but Maori concepts in this space are proving a game-changer for up-and-coming sports stars. Really? Mental skills coach Luke Rowe (Ngati Raukawa, Tuwharetoa) is a clinical psychologist changing up the field of high-performance sports

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More Phone Less Sex

Michael Toscano Wendy Wang Wendy Wang (PhD, University of Maryland) is director of research at the Institute for Family Studies. Dr Wang is a former senior researcher at Pew Research Center, where she conducted research on marriage, gender, work, and family life in the United States. She was the lead

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It Is Not Cultural Justice

It Is Not Cultural Justice

Dr Muriel Newman Dr Muriel Newman established the New Zealand Centre for Political Research as a public policy think tank in 2005 after nine years as a Member of Parliament. A former Chamber of Commerce President, her background is in business and education. nzcpr.com Two separate shootings in Auckland

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Captain Cook’s Cottage Now in Their Sights

Captain Cook’s Cottage Now in Their Sights

Kurt Mahlburg Kurt Mahlburg is a writer and author, and an emerging Australian voice on culture and the Christian faith. He has a passion for both the philosophical and the personal, drawing on his background as a graduate architect, a primary school teacher, a missionary, and a young adult pastor.

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