I was reading an opinion piece by Duncan Garner yesterday about the Christchurch terrorist and it struck me that he actually thinks that an idea can be controlled. […] They like to inspire others if they can and their need for a platform is crucial. They crave it. […] That’s why
A Muslim Community leader Aliya Danzeisen and a Terrorism expert Chris Wilson were interviewed last week by Newshub Nation about the issue of prisoners right to send mail. The first question was directed to the Muslim community leader who was asked how news of Tarrant’s letter had impacted the
There have been many articles written this week about whether or not the Christchurch terrorist should be allowed to write letters. Many liberals who supported abolishing the death penalty and supported the homosexual law reform bill have reacted emotionally to this issue and are not interested in upholding the rights
Dr Nir J. Shaviv is a well-known astrophysicist with over 100 scientific papers to his credit and he is currently chairman of the Racah Institute of Physics at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. I think it’s safe to say that Dr. Shaviv knows a thing or two about science
No one is immune or exempt from the tentacles of the US speech police, as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell found out last weekend when his Twitter campaign account was frozen after his staff posted a video they deemed offensive. “Twitter suspended the account of the re-election campaign of Sen.
I don’t know what it is about courageous people who stand up for the truth of things come what may—including being banned, censored and lied about—but I’m drawn to them. Gemma O’Doherty is one of them. The multi-awarded Irish journalist and filmmaker, and foundress of
The legacy media stopped even pretending to be neutral observers in 2016. Now Silicon Valley oligarchs are dropping all pretence that they’re not trying to interfere with America’s elections by pushing a leftist agenda. Facebook and Google have already been caught out repeatedly, trying to control the flow
ACT party Chinese diplomats’ praise for violent students at the University of Auckland and condemnation for Hong Kong protestors demonstrates stunning hypocrisy. The Chinese Consul General on Friday condemned the protests in Hong Kong as disrupting order and the rule of law. But just eight days ago, the Consulate praised
Free Speech Coalition The government deserves praise for taking proactive and public steps against the Chinese Consulate’s attempt to interfere with speech at universities. Free Speech Coalition spokesperson Dr David Cumin says, “It would have been easy for the government to do nothing, for fear of offending a key
By Alex Eastwood-Williams Right Minds The government has announced that it plans to introduce reforms to New Zealand’s abortion law reforms. This is an emotive topic, and it’s not one I particularly want to write about, but I cannot in all good conscience remain silent on the issue.
Free Speech Coalition The use of bylaws to prohibit a Whangarei street preacher from pamphleteering sends a dark message to religious New Zealanders. “Preachers have the right to share views in public squares, as they have done for thousands of years,” says Rachel Poulain, spokesperson for the Free Speech Coalition.
This week, Ruwan, Beth and Villa Education Trust’s Alwyn Poole discuss ACT’s Partnership Schools and Student Education Accounts and the Government’s plan to take control away from community-run schools.
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The Israel Folau saga just keeps rolling on: on the very day that Folau’s claim against his former employers was lodged with Australia’s Federal Court, it was revealed that his cousin, Josiah Folau, has also lost his job over his religious views. Just to thicken the plot, Josiah
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