A Discussion on the Irony of Relativism
Science embraces uncertainty. Scientists formulate theories to explain natural phenomena based on the available evidence. But they do not expect those theories to stand for all time.
Free Speech
Nurse Faces Misconduct Charges for Her Views
She says they are now moving toward punitive action that could leave her unemployed by January, when her hearing is due to take place.
COP30: The Climate Empire Strikes Back
UN pharisees are brooking no dissent to its climate narrative.
Our Free Speech Is Under Fire
Former judge David Harvey forecasts fresh online regulation push.
The Good Oil Podcast – Episode 20 – Jillaine Heather
In Episode 20 of The Good Oil Podcast, Cam sits down with Free Speech Union CEO Jillaine Heather, a forthright voice in New Zealand’s free-expression battles.
Is This Really the Freedom Win They Think It Is?
Judges deigning to let you speak within prescribed limits is not free speech.
This Is the Gentle Tyranny
There’s a perfect word for this system, a system that reaches into every corner of your existence, from your speech to how you spend your private life, and justifies itself all as being ‘for your own good’.
Freedoms Exist to Be Exercised
My contribution to a recent legal symposium on religious freedom and belief, at BYU university in Utah.
Damien Grant Nails the BSA’s Overreach: Time to Pull the Plug on These Broadcasting Busybodies
Let the market sort it out: bad content dies a natural death when punters switch off. Time for the government to listen to their own minister’s old words and give the BSA the boot.
How the FSU Turned the Tide
The Telegraph has run a feature on the Free Speech Union, crediting its years of campaigning against non-crime hate incidents.
‘Broadcasting’ Too Wide a Net
The Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) attempted overreach is just another example of bureaucratic and judicial hubris, and it is time for parliament to reassert its sovereignty.
Tikanga Blasphemy and Free Speech in NZ
New Zealand repealed its blasphemy law in 2019. Section 123 of the Crimes Act 1961 – “blasphemous libel” was formally removed by parliament. Yet here we are, 60 years later, watching an unelected regulatory body attempt to recreate the same offence through the back door.
Why Do They Keep Cancelling Each Other?
They invited anyone who agreed with them to add their names to the letter – and 2,000 academics duly obliged. Who do those witch-hunters remind you of? It’s inconceivable that they genuinely believed that scientific knowledge has no greater claim to being true than Māori mythology.