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When Two Tribes Go to War

When Two Tribes Go to War

Bryce Edwards democracyproject.nz Dr Bryce Edwards is Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the director of the Democracy Project. The weekend saw a showdown between two tribes of contemporary gender politics: those in favour of progressing transgender rights versus women wishing to defend their

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Brand Trannie Shoots Itself in the Foot

Brand Trannie Shoots Itself in the Foot

Saturday’s violence at Albert Park unleashed a tsunami of evidence that violence is not only condoned, it is totally acceptable when select groups are threatened. The Minister for the Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence attended the “Let Women Speak” rally – not to support women – but to support members

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Violent Suppression of Free Speech

Violent Suppression of Free Speech

Cranmer cranmer.substack.com Lawyer with over 25 years experience in some of the world’s biggest law firms. I divide my time between the UK and NZ. This Substack explores issues facing NZ at present under my nom du plume, Cranmer. Bravo Kellie-Jay. You did the job that needed

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Knock Me Down with a Feather: I Agree with Rachel Smalley

Knock Me Down with a Feather: I Agree with Rachel Smalley

It is a rare day indeed that I will ever agree with Rachel Smalley. She has an intense personal dislike towards me, whereas I am ambivalent towards her. She isn’t especially bright, but likes to think she is, and isn’t slow in telling others just how brilliant she

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Madness in the Law Schools 

William Spruance brownstone.org William Spruance is a practicing attorney and a graduate of Georgetown University Law Center. The ideas expressed in the article are entirely his own and not necessarily those of his employer. Rare episodes can symbolize the entire madness of an era. President Bush’s “Mission Accomplished”

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We Must Not Let Women Speak

We Must Not Let Women Speak

Kurt Mahlburg mercatornet.com Kurt Mahlburg is a writer and author, and an emerging Australian voice on culture and the Christian faith. He has a passion for both the philosophical and the personal, drawing on his background as a graduate architect, a primary school teacher, a missionary and a young

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Free Speech or Transphobia?

Free Speech or Transphobia?

Cranmer cranmer.substack.com Lawyer with over 25 years’ experience in some of the world’s biggest law firms. I divide my time between the UK and NZ. This Substack explores issues facing NZ at present under my nom du plume, Cranmer. Kellie-Jay Keen is yet to land in the

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Ferals of the Day

Ferals of the Day

After the horrific events of yesterday, Stand Up for Women NZ sent out a press release: Today in Albert Park as women were punched, kicked, spat at, trampled and overrun by a violent mob, New Zealanders have seen the true colours of some of those who, ordinarily, cloak themselves in

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The War to Let Women Speak!

The War to Let Women Speak!

There’s a movement afoot seeking mainstream acceptance of a definition of sexuality that some traditionalists view as deviant behaviour or a mental illness or both. The “Drag Queen Story Hour” snuck into New Zealand libraries to visually assault pre-schoolers with the spectacle of transvestites wearing women’s skimpy clothing,

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The Wisdom of Georgina Beyer

The Wisdom of Georgina Beyer

Never having heard of Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull or her alter-ego ‘The Posie Parker’ before objections were raised about her impending visit here, I tried to get a handle on what the fuss was about. The first thing I learned was: there is no balance in coverage of her ‘Let Women Speak’

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Well Done Michael Wood

Well Done Michael Wood

Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com Congratulations to Immigration Minister Michael Wood for refusing to ban British anti-trans activist Posie Parker speaking in New Zealand. The utterly fraudulent argument proffered by diverse sexually confused groups for the ban was that Parker’s presence would cause riots. And the reason they would

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Face of the Day

Face of the Day

This weekend groups of women will meet in Wellington and Auckland to discuss a topic one would assume would be welcome in 2023: women’s rights. As has always been the case in the feminist movement, the groups will be disproportionately made up of mothers and lesbians; the kind of

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It Is Worse than We Think

It Is Worse than We Think

Justin Hart brownstone.org Justin Hart is an executive consultant with over 25 years experience creating data-driven solutions for Fortune 500 companies and Presidential campaigns alike. Mr. Hart is the Chief Data Analyst and founder of RationalGround.com which helps companies, public policy officials, and even parents gauge the impact

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The Importance of Balancing Hate Speech Laws

The Importance of Balancing Hate Speech Laws

Thomas Cranmer commonroomnz.com Thomas Cranmer is a lawyer with over 25 years experience in some of the world’s biggest law firms. He divides his time between the UK and NZ. He writes on Substack exploring issues facing NZ under his nom du plume, Cranmer. This article was first

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