Daniel B. Klein aier.org Daniel Klein is professor of economics and JIN Chair at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, where he leads a program in Adam Smith. As an employee of the Commonwealth of Virginia, I had the honor of receiving an email message: “Vaccinations and Mask
Joe Burton University of Waikato Senior Lecturer, New Zealand Institute for Security and Crime Science, University of Waikato As Friday’s attack by an ISIS sympathiser in a New Zealand supermarket has shown, ISIS’s extreme ideology still holds strong appeal for some disaffected Muslims living in the west. ISIS
R. M. Huffman rt.com R. M. Huffman is a physician, author, and observer of culture. Some doctors are openly discussing refusal to treat patients who decline, for whatever reason, to get the jab. This would set a dangerous precedent and shatter fundamental tenets of medical practice. An insidious sentiment
The word for today is… flounder (noun, verb) – noun : flatfish especially any of various marine fishes (families Pleuronectidae, Paralichthyidae, and Bothidae) that include important food fishes verb : 1 : to struggle to move or obtain footing : thrash about wildly 2 : to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology
Just for now, I have had a gutsful of Covid, terrorists, Ardern, the MSM and this Labour Government in general. Fortunately, I have had the opportunity to escape the confines of living life in a political straitjacket within this now depressing regime. Walking long distances has never been an aspiration
As George Orwell so accurately predicted in his instruction manual for governments in the 21st century: “War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength”. A wonderful example of this Orwellian double-speak has been provided for us by the ACLU, the American Civil Liberties Union. In the years following
It always strikes me as a terrible indictment of the NZ media that, if you want to find unbiased reporting of the performance of our government, you have to look overseas to find it. I am sure there are other countries whose media pack do nothing but praise the government;
The word for today is… shibboleth (noun) – 1a : a word or saying used by adherents of a party, sect, or belief and usually regarded by others as empty of real meaning b : a widely held belief c : truism, platitude 2a : a use of language regarded as distinctive of a particular
Michael Cook mercatornet.com Michael Cook is the editor of MercatorNet. On August 5, 2017, Michael Hari and two other men from a tiny terrorist group called the White Rabbits firebombed the Dar al-Farooq (DAF) Islamic Center in Bloomington, Minnesota, at the time of morning prayers. A pipe bomb
righttolife.org.uk Marie Stopes Australia has closed four of its Queensland clinics. The clinics, located in Townsville, Rockhampton, Southport, and Newcastle employed over 40 staff and performed around 5,000 abortions annually. Managing director Jamal Hakim described the closures as “a really difficult decision“. He explained: “Costs, when it
I’ve tried to resist commenting on the Queen’s grandson and younger son of Princess Diana and Prince Charles. After all, he’s had a rough life, being born into the royal family and all that, and his brother getting all the glory just because he’s older. Judging
The word for today is… cataract (noun) – 1 a clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light 2 a obsolete : waterspout b : waterfall especially : a large one over a precipice c : steep rapids in a river Source : Merriam -Webster
Kathy Ann Townsend Dominique Potvin University of the Sunshine Coast Kathy Ann Townsend is a marine scientist with a particular interest in marine conservation and human impacts on the marine environment. Dominique teaches and coordinates Animal Ecology and Envioronmental Science courses at USC’s Moreton Bay campus. Environmental scientists see
Birsen Filip mises.org Birsen Filip holds a Ph.D. in philosophy and master’s degrees in economics and philosophy. She has published numerous articles and chapters on a range of topics, including political philosophy, geo-politics, and the history of economic thought, with a focus on the Austrian School
I consider myself blessed that the little regional art gallery in my home town hosted some of the great works of Australian art. For a bus fare, I could walk the hushed galleries and be awed by the work of great Australian artists such as Arthur Streeton, Grace Cossington-Smith,
