Warren Wang Warren escaped Communist China a decade ago to pursue education in Australia. Now a finance businessman, he passionately defends libertarian freedoms. Vigorously opposing COVID lockdowns and mandates, Warren champions traditional Western liberties, hoping Australia avoids becoming the repressive nation he left behind. libertyitch.com Two months ago I
The Teaching Council wants to overhaul how teachers are taught and have higher entry requirements for the profession. Teaching Council chief executive Lesley Hoskin has warned the “radical system changes” will cost and the government will need to make the “necessary financial commitment”. “The council believes teachers, both new and
Tyler Godoff realclearwire.com Tyler Godoff is a 2016 graduate of the Yale School of Management, a general partner at Emerging Founder, and a term member at the Council on Foreign Relations. On August 31, 2023, Yale’s 23rd president, Peter Salovey, announced he would be stepping down. Since this
As Thomas Sowell has noted, one of the most destablising forces a society can ever endure is the emergence of a large class of university-educated “intellectuals” solely based in the Humanities. This is not to say, of course, that the Humanities are inherently to blame. After all, Sowell himself
Katrina Lantos Swett realclearwire.com I graduated from Yale University in 1974. As a first-generation American, the child of Holocaust survivors, and among the first women admitted to this incredible school, it is hard to adequately express how grateful I was for this opportunity. I have enjoyed returning to
Dear Editor This week I attended my offspring’s graduation in Wellington. I sat through one of Victoria University’s 3-hour-long ceremonies. It should have been about the kids graduating, but the first 30–40 minutes were dedicated to honouring the recently retired State Services Commissioner Peter Hughes.
Thi Thuy Van Dinh Dr Thi Thuy Van Dinh (LLM, PhD) worked on international law in the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. Subsequently, she managed multilateral organization partnerships for Intellectual Ventures Global Good Fund and led environmental health
Emilie Kao Emilie Kao is senior counsel and vice president of advocacy strategy with Alliance Defending Freedom. realclearwire.com What would cause a professor to risk losing lifetime tenure? At UNC-Chapel Hill, professors are risking their jobs by threatening to withhold grades until the school ends the suspensions of
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.com (In
Dr Bryce Edwards Political Analyst in Residence, Director of the Democracy Project, School of Government, Victoria University of Wellington Victoria University of Wellington democracyproject.nz It’s becoming a classic case study for why lobbying deals with politicians need greater scrutiny. Former National Minister Steven Joyce runs a lobbying company
JD Those that can, do. Those that cannot, teach. An adage that explains much of what is wrong in today’s society. Teaching, whether in school or university, attracts those who have above average levels of intelligence but lack the strength of will to succeed in the commercial world. Still
Imagine paying up to a hundred grand (US) for an Ivy League degree — and finding out that no-one wants to hire you. Students at formerly-prestigious US colleges are at the “find out” end of the equation. The same people who were screeching, “Free speech has consequences” for the
The ability of people to deafen themselves to what they don’t want to hear is astonishing. Hence, when debating with rainbow groomers, they will invariably respond with ‘those things never happen’. Similarly, they invariably steadfastly refuse to countenance that public school teachers might be more prolific abusers than even
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com Former US President Ronald Reagan once said, “Freedom is a fragile thing and it’s never more than one generation away from extinction. It is not ours by way of inheritance; it must be fought for and defended constantly by each generation.” The fight for
Every now and again, some brave soul suggests putting educators on performance-based bonuses. And every time, education unions pitch a fit. Gee, I wonder why? Almost one third of Australian children and just over a quarter of Victoria’s students are failing to meet new proficiency standards for literacy
