Simon O’Neill is learning the hard way that it’s fatal to the career of an arts luvvie to say what they really think. Even more fatal to assert the superiority of classical Western culture. Because the ruling orthodoxy of New Zealand’s chattering classes is that a literal
Kenneth Grasso Kenneth L Grasso is Professor of Political Science at Texas State University – San Marcos. He received his M.A. and PhD from Fordham University, and his BA in Government and Politics from St John’s University. He has edited or co-edited several books including Theology and Public
He may be the youngest royal with a close line to the throne but that hasn’t stopped little Prince Louis finding favour with the masses – even those not lining up to catch a glimpse of his famous family at a traditional royal event. Over the weekend, it was the
Jeffery Marshall Dr Jeffery Marshall is a retired brigadier general with extensive experience in both the military and civil sectors. As an officer, he led the first multi-national team to rebuild the Afghan Security Forces and was the first J7 (Analysis and Assessments) at the US European Command. In
familyfirst.org.nz MEDIA RELEASE 24 June 2023 As New Zealand marks the 20th anniversary of the decriminalisation of prostitution by the thinnest of margins (one abstention), an in-depth review of the effects of the 2003 prostitution law change has revealed a huge gap between the reputation of the
Alwyn Poole Alwyn Poole founded and was the head of Mt Hobson Middle School in Auckland for 18 years. MH Academy is now an in person private school for Year 11-13. There is now a nationwide online provision called Mt Hobson Academy Connected for Years 1-13. alwynpoole.substack.
righttolife.org.uk A study has found that Canada is the world leading country in organ harvesting from people who end their lives by euthanasia. According to the study, 136 people who were euthanised in Canada have donated their organs since 2019 to 2021. The figure far outweighs the other
Ananish Chaudhuri Ananish is a Professor of Experimental Economics at the University of Auckland and has served as the Chair of the Department of Economics at Auckland from 2013 till 2019. University of Auckland theconversation.com As recent headlines have made clear, New Zealand universities are in an existential crisis
Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com Below, another brilliant article by historian and former Labour Cabinet Minister, Michael Bassett. It should be compulsory reading for all New Zealanders. MICHAEL BASSETT: WHO IS A MAORI? As cabinet ministers traipse around the country, feverishly talking up Budget largesse in the hope it will help
Thomas Harrington Thomas Harrington, Senior Brownstone Scholar and 2023 Brownstone Fellow, is Professor Emeritus of Hispanic Studies at Trinity College in Hartford, CT, where he taught for 24 years. His research is on Iberian movements of national identity and contemporary Catalan culture. His essays are published at Words in The
Yesterday we all woke to the news that the government has introduced medical apartheid for real into the New Zealand health system. No longer is need the primary concern for clinicians assessing who gets operations; now ethnicity needs to be taken into account, with the system rewarding people on the
Alwyn Poole Alwyn Poole founded and was the head of Mt Hobson Middle School in Auckland for 18 years. MH Academy is now an in-person private school for Years 11–13. There is now a nationwide online provision called Mt Hobson Academy Connected for Years 1–13. alwynpoole.substack.
Eliran Arazi PhD researcher in Anthropology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences (Paris). Hebrew University of Jerusalem The discovery and rescue of four young Indigenous children, 40 days after the aircraft they were travelling in crashed in the remote Colombian rainforest, was
When Gary Plauche shot Jeff Doucet, on camera, at Baton Rouge airport in 1984, one of the police officers escorting Doucet wailed, “Why, Gary? Why?” Almost every father would know exactly why. Because Doucet raped Gary Plauche’s young son. That’s why. Chris Pratt doesn’t need to ask
