“Progressive” schooling loves to make a virtue of “critical thinking”, but that doesn’t mean they actually teach it. Actual critical thinking involves rational, sceptical, and unbiased analysis of facts. The whole point of critical thinking is to overcome our innate biases and, in Richard Feynman’s words, to learn
Dear Editor Yesterday I went to offer my support to the TFRC vigil outside Mt Eden prison and on the way I initially thought I’d offer to get them takeaway coffees or something; thinking maybe there would be a few people under a gazebo. When I got there I
Michael Cook mercatornet.com Michael Cook is the editor of MercatorNet. Hate speech is a Thing. People do incite others to violence and they do vilify their enemies. In India, hate speech by prominent Hindu figures against Muslims is vicious and unrelenting, notwithstanding laws that ban it. This week a
When Simpsons aliens Kodos and Kang conquer the Earth, they remind the puny Earthlings that “It’s a two party system! You have to vote for one of us!” Our own alien overlords, the major parties (Labour/National, Liberal/Labor, Republican/Democrat, and so on) seem to think much the
The Freedoms & Rights Coalition Team Information Opinion David Seymour MP has just aggressively verbally attacked the parents and children congregated outside Mt Eden prison this Friday afternoon. David Seymour also let loose at Hannah Tamaki, verbally bashing her while she tended to her great-grandchildren as they held a vigil
Bruwer Vroon, Grace Church, Gisborne Andrew MacPherson, Grace Presbyterian Church, Tauranga Logan Hagoort, Covenant Church, Manurewa Paul Henry, Grace Church, Rotorua Ian Goodman, South City Reformed Baptist Church, Auckland Dear New Zealand It is no secret there is much of Brian Tamaki’s theology and Christian practice that we would
Logan Hagoort Minister at Covenant Presbyterian Church Editor of Founded in Grace Board member of Free To Be Church Daily Devotions: Sermonaudio / YouTube / Spotify Weekly Newsletter: Gems from the Pages As of the 7th of January 2022, the C-4 law[1] came into effect in Canada. What is the C-4
‘Battleground Melbourne,’ a new film documenting the fall of the world’s most livable city through the eyes of those fighting to save it, has attracted more than 200,000 views since it was released on YouTube on January 13. The powerful documentary, created by libertarian political commentator, filmmaker, and
Information Satire MEDIA STATEMENT Brian Tamaki has been found to be a super spreader of truth, democracy and freedom and as such he has no place in a modern technocratic dictatorship. We wish to reassure the public that this 63-year-old male will be prosecuted to the full extent of whatever
Maria O’Sullivan Monash University Maria is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Law and a Deputy Director of the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law at Monash University. Her teaching and research interests are public law, refugee law and human rights law. Many sports stars are, rightly or
MEDIA STATEMENT From Apostle Brian Tamaki via Ron Mansfield QC, Brian Tamaki denies the breach and will defend what is alleged when permitted on Thursday 27th January 2022. It is not accepted that he should have been remanded in custody and any longer period on remand will be challenged vigorously.
Jack Heinemann University of Canterbury Two high-profile University of Auckland academics raised important questions about academic freedom with their complaint to the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) that their employer had failed its duty of care to them. Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles and Professor Shaun Hendy have become well known for
Richard Hume Information Opinion Last week I read that Shaun Hendy and Siouxsie Wiles are bringing a legal complaint against Auckland University (their employer) for not adequately protecting them from the mob response to views they have expressed. Case for Sympathy: They Are Victims of Their Conscience. The cornerstone of
Due to the value I place on my mental health, I limit my exposure to mainstream and social media. These information channels have altered the role media plays in society. Where once factual information and news predominated, there is now mostly propaganda and gossip. As has been the case since
