Those who would trade freedom for safety, as Benjamin Franklin famously said, deserve neither. But Franklin’s libertarian argument is directly at odds with the modern authoritarian cult of imposing safety through complete control. (In true Marxist fashion, NPR ludicrously tries to claim that Franklin’s is “a pro-taxation
Bryce Edwards democracyproject.nz Warning Long Read. 1634 words. “Cancel culture”, “callout culture” or “woke politics” – these trends are often accused of reducing political debate and diversity of thought in society. And it’s on university campuses where this is said to occur the most. Yet until now, it hasn’
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Dr James McDowall ACT MP New research showing the apprehension Kiwi academics have to speak freely at New Zealand universities highlights the urgent need for my Member’s Bill requiring tertiary education institutions to protect freedom of expression. Curia research commissioned by the Free Speech Union showed almost half of
Guy Hatchard Dear David We haven’t met, but a letter from yourself to the editor of the Daily Telegraph has been forwarded to me. In this letter, you say you are writing about “disinformation and misinformation relating to Covid-19”. You mention me as “someone who commonly misrepresents facts”
Jeffrey A. Tucker brownstone.org Jeffrey A. Tucker is Founder and President of the Brownstone Institute and the author of many thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press and ten books in 5 languages, most recently Liberty or Lockdown. He is also the editor of The Best of
I have something of a love-hate relationship with Elon Musk. On the one hand, his flagship Tesla company only survives courtesy of rent-seeking on a colossal scale. If the raft of government subsidies were removed, the company would vanish under a mountain of debt overnight. On the other
Dan Sanchez Liam McCollum fee.org Dan Sanchez is the Director of Content at the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) and the editor-in chief of FEE.org. Liam McCollum is a student at the University of Montana studying philosophy and journalism. He is the host of The Liam McCollum
Jonathan Miltimore fee.org Jonathan Miltimore is the Managing Editor of FEE.org. His writing/reporting has been the subject of articles in TIME magazine, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, Forbes, Fox News, and the Star Tribune. Bylines: Newsweek, The Washington Times, MSN.com, The Washington Examiner, The Daily Caller,
Dear Editor There is a concerted drive underway to discredit all except the MSM. TV One is running a series warning about ‘fake news’ news, with the standard ‘Guilt by Association’ process of describing a clearly deluded view (‘Green Lizards from the Planet Zog taking over the world’ type of
familyfirst.org.nz In a positive decision for free speech and religious freedom, the Helsinki District Court ruled that Christian condemnations of LGBT are NOT hate speech. The Court’s verdict was unanimous. This was the outcome of a case involving a Finnish politician Päivi Räsänen who tweeted Romans 1:
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Jeffrey A. Tucker brownstone.org Jeffrey A. Tucker is Founder and President of the Brownstone Institute and the author of many thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press and ten books in 5 languages, most recently Liberty or Lockdown. He is also the editor of The Best of
In a rare partial victory for free speech and reasoned discourse, two New Zealand doctors have won their appeals against the Medical Council. Their “crime”? Daring to contradict the Podium of Truth. Two doctors who were suspended by the Medical Council over spreading Covid-19 misinformation have won their appeals
The stoush over whether matauranga Maori should be taught in the school NCEA science syllabus — sparked by a letter to the Listener by seven emeritus professors last July who asserted that indigenous knowledge isn’t scientific — has reached a stalemate. The Royal Society Te Aparangi has extricated itself from what
The National Party has taken down a meme it posted comparing the Government to Will Smith slapping Chris Rock. The meme was posted by the National Party on Facebook on Monday night and soon deleted. […] Christopher Luxon says the party ‘doesn’t condone violence’ Stuff Luxon bans a meme making
