If there was an industry that we needed not to suffer as a result of the pandemic, that would be the construction industry. After the Kiwibuild debacle, rising house prices and extremely high demand, the government should have tried to protect those that are trying to tackle these issues. A
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Jeff Rhodes fee.org Jeff Rhodes is the managing editor for the Freedom Foundation, a Pacific Northwest-based free-market think tank whose legal team has submitted two amicus briefs in support of the plaintiffs in Janus v. AFSCME. Robin Hood may well be the most beloved rogue in all of literature.
Mitch Nemeth mises.org Mitchell Nemeth is a Risk Management and Compliance professional in Atlanta, Georgia. He holds a Master in the Study of Law from the University of Georgia Law School, and he has a BBA in Finance from the University of Georgia. His work has been featured at
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com 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. In his State of the
Capitalist After 30 years inflation has reared its ugly head once again, and – right on cue – the “experts”, the politicians, and others (all with no idea what they are talking about) have returned to misinform everybody about what has caused the inflation and how to deal with it. This breathtaking
The Telegraph UK writes gleefully about the prospect of overseas holidays this year for British tourists. There are a number of articles, ranging from places not to go, to reviews of never-heard-of Greek islands, but the most interesting one for me is entitled: “The 10 Greatest Holidays of All Time,
Rupert Darwall cfact.org Rupert Darwall is a Senior Fellow at the RealClear Foundation. The day after President Biden announced that the United States would ban imports of Russian oil and gas, a group of eleven powerful European investment funds that includes Amundi, Europe’s largest asset manager, outlined plans
New Zealand First Media “The revelation that the government is allowing the Marsden Point Oil Refinery pipes to be filled with concrete shows an astonishing level of economic ignorance,” says Rt Hon Winston Peters Leader of New Zealand First. “At a time when we have massive shortages of supply, a
Flavio Macau Edith Cowan University Russia’s first McDonald’s store opened in 1990, just months after the fall of the Berlin Wall. It was a potent symbol that the Cold War was ending and a great ideological wound was healing. Now every McDonald’s in Russia is closed, as
We recently travelled from the West Coast (Westport) to Christchurch for a friend’s wedding. It is a few years since I had been to Christchurch, and the bride and groom had a lot of guests coming from out-of-town, so they approached a local hotel and provisionally reserved about 12
Simon Black sovereignman.com Simon Black, as James Hickman is more commonly known, is the Founder of Sovereign Man. He is an international investor, entrepreneur, and a free man. His daily e-letter, Notes from the Field, draws on his life, business and travel experiences to help readers gain more freedom,
That's great, it starts in the Ukraine, That pays for Hunter’s crack cocaine. Sleepy Joe is not afraid. It's the end of their world as they knew it. And I feel fine. (with apologies to REM) As I wrote for Insight yesterday, the war in
Under increasing pressure from out of control cost of living increases, the tyrant, Jacinda Ardern, acted last night to cut fuel taxes and road user charges by 25c a litre, resetting the price consumers now face for fuel by just a week. Kiwi motorists will get some relief from soaring
