It’s the constant litany of the Cult of Gaia: “You can’t have infinite growth on a finite planet.” Ever since Limits to Growth and The Population Bomb, the green-left have been consumed by an almost fanatical Malthusianism. But is it all just so much bullshit? In a famous
Michael Mouat Massey University theconversation.com Like most countries over the past three years, New Zealand has tried to manage inflation by increasing interest rates. Japan, on the other hand, has taken a different tack – with clear success. In 2016, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) set the country’s interest
Timothy Welch University of Auckland theconversation.com Tune into news from about any part of the planet, and there will likely be a headline about extreme weather. While these stories will be specific to the location, they all tend to include the amplifying effects of climate change. This includes the
Vijay Raj Jayaraj Vijay Jayaraj is a Research Associate at the CO2 Coalition, Arlington, VA and a contributor to CFACT. He holds a master’s degree in environmental sciences from the University of East Anglia, UK, and resides in India. cfact.org Here in Bengaluru, India, where I live, the
Remember when last week the media and the politicians joked about how Nicola Willis was talking about Grant Robertson’s big hole? Well, it turns out he does in fact have a big hole that needs filling. Labour’s crazy GST-off-fruit-and-veges had a quarter of a billion dollar hole in
Duggan Flanakin Duggan Flanakin is a Senior Policy Analyst with the Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow. A former Senior Fellow with the Texas Public Policy Foundation, Mr. Flanakin authored definitive works on the creation of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and on environmental education in Texas. A brief history
Lindsay Mitchell Lindsay Mitchell has been researching and commenting on welfare since 2001. Many of her articles have been published in mainstream media and she has appeared on radio, TV and before select committees discussing issues relating to welfare. Lindsay is also an artist who works under commission and exhibits
Mahesh Muralidhar Venture Capitalist commonroomnz.com This article was first published by The Common Room “There is only one word for New Zealand – EPIC!” said Bear Grylls. New Zealand is epic. Our young beautiful country. Our modern-day democracy has punched above its weight and has had the confidence and identity
The forthcoming election will see a change of government. In that sense, the election can’t come soon enough. The banishment of the worst, most inept and non-achieving government in living memory to the Opposition benches will be cause for celebration. I take issue with the prophets of doom who
Don Brash Don Brash was Reserve Bank Governor from 1988 to 2002, and National Party Leader from 2003 to 2006 bassettbrashandhide.com Over the last year or so, house prices in most parts of New Zealand have come back a bit, probably as a result of the relatively rapid rise
Don Ritter Don Ritter holds a Science Doctorate from MIT and served fourteen years on the House of Representatives Energy and Commerce and Science and Technology Committees. He was a National Academy of Sciences Fellow in the USSR, speaks fluent Russian, and was Ranking Member on the Congressional Helsinki Commission
Isabel Crowhurst University of Essex theconversation.com The fallout over the closure of Nigel Farage’s bank account has shed light on how financial institutions handle “politically exposed persons”, whom they may view as high-risk clients. Farge, the former Ukip leader, who held a bank account at the NatWest-owned private
Lindsay Mitchell bassettbrashandhide.com Today’s Labour Party boasts their credentials by raising beneficiary incomes. It’s so important to them, that a requirement to report regularly on benefit incomes was instigated on advice from the Welfare Expert Advisory Group (headed by Cindy Kiro, who was duly rewarded). Here is
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 “The bedrock of any successful
Abhishek Mukherjee, Lecturer in Accounting and Finance. Paresha Sinha, Associate Professor University of Waikato Paul David Richard Griffiths, Professor of Finance; (Banking, Fintech, Corporate Governance, Intangible Assets) New Zealand’s central bank is preparing for a future that includes the mainstream use of cryptocurrency. At the end of last year,
At the 2020 election the Greens proposed a wealth tax. I remember being horrified that, if Labour needed the Greens to govern, they might make the introduction of a wealth tax one of their bottom lines. While we had often discussed a capital gains tax, this was the first time
