2026 and Causes for Optimism
Both these articles give cause for optimism. The first discusses optimism from a political standpoint; the other, from the advantages New Zealand offers for those who chose to live here.
Economy
Flashback: Do You Remember How You Felt in 2019?
This is history’s constant lesson: no one… no country, no empire, no ruler… is entitled to the top spot forever.
Will NZ-India Trade Deal Survive NZ Parliament?
Labour now holds the fate of New Zealand-India trade deal.
Work, Welfare and the Illusion of Eden
Giving as an output of human labor is better than receiving, because receiving discourages work and work is how one is blessed with the ability to give – so we need to beware of thoughtless, unstructured giving that discourages work.
How Christmas Became a Holiday for Children
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National Finishes Year With a Yawn
Willis’ career is approaching election year with a stumble and a yawn. By election day, it may well have died in its sleep.
An Open Letter to Simeon Brown
Is not the real problem, who, if truth be told, is actually neglecting Māori?
This Debt, Borrow and Bust Cycle
The debt on the interest the Victorian government has racked up over the past decade is over $100,000 per hour, though it may be as much as $791,000 per hour based on ABC calculations (if the Australians Broadcasting Communism can’t even hide how bad it is, it must be absolutely catastrophic).
National’s Grim HYEFU Reality: The Economy Isn’t Fixed and Voters Know It
National has work to do...and fast. Otherwise, a lot of those blue seats will turn red next election.
Rock Bottom? They’re Just Getting Started
They don’t understand that it’s their own policies causing the pain. Yet when prices rise, unemployment creeps up, and housing becomes unaffordable they just double down on price controls, taxes, wage mandates, bloated spending, and regulatory overreach.
Crypto Bro Gets His Comeuppance
Only invest what you can afford to lose, which should be pretty obvious. In fact, putting money in crypto can be quite fun. But please, don’t treat it as serious investment.
Why Is the Right Promoting Idleness?
The very worst thing we can do is to continue down the current path of welfarism and creeping UBI. As a society we need to provide help for those whose jobs disappear to retrain and look for the new opportunities that will arise.
Argentina’s Rocky Road to Freedom
Will Milei and his program of real economic freedom be given a full chance, not just for two years but for an entire decade or even longer? For that is the timeframe needed for the transition to a free market economy.
The Mythologising of a Māori Economy
The future of the New Zealand economy is not “Māori”. It is New Zealand – built by all New Zealanders, under the same rules.