Tweet of the Day
Today’s tweet of the day is both the canary in the mine AND the frog in the pot trying to jump out…
Free Speech
Massey University Removes All Doubt
Once is bad, twice is worse but when it happens a third time it is a habit. Massey University has now removed all doubt about their true stance on Freedom of Speech. They may as well add a pair of Jackboots to their coat of arms because they are as
Another Knee Jerk Overreaction from Ardern’s Government
When I think about this government the following saying springs to mind… Throwing the baby out with the bath water. In this case, it is free speech that is being thrown out because of an overreaction to a letter written from prison. Once again all of New Zealand has to
Speak Up for Women Still Doesn’t Get It.
No Face Just when I felt a scrap of sympathy for Speak up for Women because Massey University deplatformed them… I joined their mailing list to read some of their articles. The first article in my mailbox pissed me right off and I was once again reminded why I dislike
FSC Podcast: Patrick Corish Interviews Melissa Derby
Free Speech Coalition Patrick Corish interviews Melissa Derby Support the show Patrick sits down with Dr Melissa Derby, a lecturer of history at Auckland University of Technology. On 16 October Massey University cancelled a Feminism 2020 event that Melissa was invited to speak at. Her speech was going to be
Audio: In Defence of Free Speech
Magic.co.nz They want to turn what should be a battle of ideas into a battle of force. Jim Flynn In this audio Sean Plunket interviews University of Otago emeritus professor Jim Flynn about his book, ‘In Defense of Free Speech: The University as Censor’. Ironically the professor’s
Face of the Day
Today’s face of the day Saunoamaali’i Dr Karanina Sumeo is a very strange Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner, as she doesn’t support equal access to free speech. In fact, she supports feminists being de-platformed from Massey University describing it as a “Good call.”
Tweet of the Day
Today’s tweet of the day puts into context why the Free Speech Coalition defended views that many disliked. It is easy to defend freedom of speech for those whose views we support but we can only keep free speech if we defend the speech of those whose views we
Why Karl Marx Would Not Support Trans Activism
John Edmundson at the Redline Blog has explained why Karl Marx would not have supported Trans Activism if he were alive today. He would have supported Trans rights, he explains, but not at the expense of biological women’s rights. Marx’s most fundamental guiding principle throughout his life’s
Audio: Interviews about Massey University’s Suppression of Free Speech on Campus
This week Sean Plunket brought three people onto his Magic talkback show to discuss the various issues surrounding Massey University’s disgraceful decision to kowtow to bullies and stomp all over the free speech rights of its students. He interviewed Rachel Stewart who quit writing for the NZ Herald when
We Need to Talk About Massey University…Again
Melissa Derby Free Speech Coalition Spokesperson Wednesday night, Massey University cancelled the “Feminism 2020” event, at which I was due to speak. The event was organised by Speak Up for Women (an organisation that has featured on our podcast) and was to host a wide array of speakers on various
Free Speech Under Attack: ‘The Thug’s Veto’
Not PC …promoting capitalist acts between consenting adults. So “legal advice” about protestors threatening unspecified violence has managed to give Massey University a “Health and Safety” reason to shut down a planned Feminism 2020 Conference at the University — hosting which despite the threats against it had previously given some of
Face of the Day
NZ Herald writer resigns in defence of free speech magic.co.nz/home/news/2019/10/nz-herald-writer-resigns-in-defence-of-free-speech. https://thebfd.co.nz/2019/10/the-article-the-nz-herald-were-too-scared-to-publish/
The Article the NZ Herald Was Too SCARED to publish
I have always liked Rachel Stewart’s work and Cam has always rated her highly. We might not agree with everything she writes but she is a skilled journalist and she owns a falcon which is really cool no matter which side of the political spectrum you sit on. It