In the first part of this series, we reported how an OIA request had led to the release of two government documents has uncovered a staggering, Orwellian project of domestic spying and information control. What the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet’s briefing, Strengthening New Zealand’s Resilience to
It’s been an interesting week in free speech versus cancel culture, here in Australia. While three separate incidents each garnered plenty of attention on their own, few people seem to have joined the dots and considered what they collectively mean for free speech. The clearest issue that two of
New Zealanders like to think of themselves as resourceful, egalitarian, independent and free. Much of that is, it might surprise many of you, a comforting lie. Far from being independent, more and more New Zealanders are signing up for generational dependence on the state. A goodly slab of what used
Just more died-in-the-wool Labour supporters who want hate speech laws specifically to prevent any criticism of their beloved party, and criminalise dissent. slanderous and mayhap venal attempts to denigrate and undermine the status and power of the government of Aotearoa / New Zealand […] Any reasonable society would label
I grew up reading Roald Dahl. I enjoyed the adventures of Charlie Bucket as he explored Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory. I enjoyed following James on his voyage on the Giant Peach. I was entertained by the shenanigans of Mr Fox and was charmed by the Big Friendly Giant. However,
rutherford.org The Rutherford Institute, a nonprofit civil liberties organization, defends individuals whose constitutional rights have been threatened or violated and educates the public on a wide spectrum of issues affecting their freedoms. WASHINGTON, DC – The US Supreme Court has declined to hear the appeal of an Ohio man who
CJ Hopkins consentfactory.org So, here’s a “conspiracy theory” for you. This one is about the global-capitalist thoughtpolice and their ongoing efforts to purge society of “insensitivity”. Yes, that’s right, insensitivity. If there is anything the global-capitalist thoughtpolice can’t stand, it is insensitivity. You know,
Robert Kogon brownstone.org Robert Kogon is a pen name for a widely-published financial journalist, a translator, and researcher working in Europe. Follow him at Twitter here. He writes at edv1694.substack.com. The “Twitter Files” have exposed numerous contacts between US government officials and Twitter and requests for
Lawrence W. Reed fee.org Lawrence W. Reed is FEE’s President Emeritus, Humphreys Family Senior Fellow, and Ron Manners Global Ambassador for Liberty, having served for nearly 11 years as FEE’s president (2008-2019). He is author of the 2020 book, Was Jesus a Socialist? as well as
You know, you’ve got to hand it to “white supremacists” and “right-wing extremists”: not only are they more diverse than the average Green party meeting, they’re apparently more literate, civilised and cultured, too. According to no less an impeccably-woke source than The Daily Beast, “Young men
Jeff Charles libertynation.com Socio-political correspondent at LibertyNation.com. A self-confessed news and political junkie, Jeff’s writing has been featured in NewsweekOpinion, and Red State. He hosts A Fresh Perspective podcast and has appeared as a guest on Fox News, Fox Soul and The Hill’s Rising.
It’s amazing how tolerant and inclusive the woke are. The Epoch Times provides an example. A school board in the Durham region of Ontario drafted a new human rights policy, and when one trustee voiced her concerns about it she was banned from attending future meetings. Trustee Linda Stone’
Veteran journalist Glenn Greenwald recently took aim at the current establishment mania over “disinformation”. Anyone, Greenwald said, “who claims to be: a ‘disinformation expert’, an ‘anti-extremist expert’, an ‘online safety expert’ is a fraud”. Greenwald probably hasn’t heard of the likes of Siouxsie Wiles, Kate Hannah or Byron
It’s been interesting watching the discussion around ‘misinformation’, ‘disinformation’ and ‘extremist content’ online. In fact, this is a new concept that has only recently entered the public discussion around digital technologies and social media. I think it is remarkable that our political elites consider them such a threat to
What hope is there for freedom of speech, when even members of a party supposedly founded on the ideals of classical liberalism are jumping on the censorship bandwagon? Because, strip away the attempts at emotional blackmail, that’s precisely what former Liberal MP Nicolle Flint is proposing. To an extent,
Right To Life News righttolife.org.uk A priest has been charged for breaching buffer zone rules by praying silently and holding a sign with the words “praying for freedom of speech” near a closed abortion clinic in Birmingham. He also faces a further charge for an “Unborn Lives Matter”
