Tribalism runs deep in politics. No matter how ‘fair-minded’ we like to tell ourselves we are, it’s hard to resist the temptation to see ‘us’ through the prism of goodness and ‘them’ as the incarnation of wrong. Mostly, this involves ‘my-side bias’: focusing on only the good
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In 2018 many supporters of free speech donated to the Free Speech Coalition which was founded as a result of Phil Goff de-platforming Canadian speakers Stephen Molyneux and Lauren Southern and Don Brash being ‘uninvited’ as a speaker by Massey University. In just a few days, the FSC raised
Professor Anne-Marie Brady Supplementary Submission to the New Zealand Parliament Justice Select Committee Inquiry into Foreign Interference Activities, 2019 * Part One: Magic Weapons * Part Two: Leninist tactic * Part Three: Soft Power * Part Four: Making NZ Serve China * Part Five: Why NZ is of interest to China * Part Six: China’
Dave Pellowe brought his Church & State Summit to New Zealand for this year, the third year it’s been running. The mission of the organisation is “to help Christians first be better informed about the Biblical basis for political involvement and to then be better involved in providing the
The NZ Herald has censored an ad placed with them by COLFO. They refused to publish photos of children taking part in a healthy and active legal sport with one or more family members. A sport that brings families together, moreover, and that puts food on the table. I am
Stringent government control and oppressive social media platforms are forcing Australians to self-censor themselves, according to controversial media personality Katie Hopkins. Ms Hopkins, who is known for her strident support of Donald Trump and Boris Johnson, says social media giants like Twitter and Facebook often punish those whose views
Instead of punishing users making death threats, the tech giant suspended Terrence K. Williams’s account. Comedian and commentator speaks out.
Freedom of speech is one of the pillars of democracy, and also the one that, in the West, is perceived as being in greatest peril. With the left claiming that it has become a vehicle co-opted by the right to spread hate, and the right deriding the left as
When Renae Maihi went to court, I couldn’t help but wonder where Don Brash, David Seymour and the free speech brigade were. Given that Brash and his “Free Speech Coalition” quickly rushed to court to defend Lauren Southern and what’s-his-face Molyneux’s right to free speech,
David Seymour MP for Epsom ACT leader Speech: Why Property Rights Matter Thank you to everyone for coming tonight. Thank you especially for Kevin, Mitch, Paul and others who have worked over the past few months to put together an ACT rally in Nelson. It’s nice to be here
Today’s face of the day is Destiny Church’s Hannah Tamaki who has been treated despicably by MediaWorks who run the reality show Dancing with the Stars. With zero sense of irony, MediaWorks has kicked Hannah off the show because of the fuss made by a noisy and bullying
When the truth has to be spelt out by a guy who’s nicknamed “Wrongly Wrongson” – well, it’s more sad than funny at that point.
“O’Sullivan’s First Law” states that “any institution that is not explicitly right wing will become left wing over time”. The truth of this adage is repeatedly demonstrated in everything from state bureaucracies to NGOs to service clubs. One consequence of O’Sullivan’s First Law is that the
