How Sunk Cost Fallacy Drives Authoritarian Policies
I will use two real life authoritarian policies as examples of sunk cost fallacy: the War on Drugs and the authoritarian Covid Response.
Health
Female Adolescents Hit Hard During C-19 Lockdowns
Incidents of self-harm among adolescent females were notably higher than expected.
Higher Health Funding Won’t Fix Health
Until a government has the guts to make reforms that radically alter the incentives for the provision of health, I doubt it will improve significantly or long term.
Nurse Practitioners Can Ease NZ’s Healthcare Pressures
By recognising and utilising the full potential of nurse practitioners, we can bridge the gap in healthcare delivery and support access for everyone.
Government Introduces Roadside Drug-Testing Legislation
Police will now have the ability to conduct oral fluid testing at the roadside for screening purposes.
Radio NZ Shows Their Bias
RNZ and Guyon Espiner deliberately mislead with a deceitful story about excise tax changes.
Such a Shameful Scandal, New Zealand
In this country we need to remove the blinkers, learn to be good parents, and make New Zealand a truly great place to bring up children.
An Open Letter to NZ Parliamentarians
There are very deep principles of democracy and legitimacy at stake – the duty of care for its citizens that a government must evidence.
We Should Be Worried About This Biotechnology
We must take a stand to protect our natural food sources and ensure our vision that New Zealand becomes the organic, GE-free market garden for the world. The time to act is now, before it is too late.
Study Shows Kiwis Believe Home Ownership Is Out of Reach
Home ownership in New Zealand has dropped below 60 per cent, marking the lowest rate since 1945.
Don’t Swim after Eating or the Cocaine Sharks Will Get You
Home-spun wisdom gets busted and sharks get wired.
Biden and Newsom’s Energy Foolishness
Mandating EVs and electricity generation from wind turbines and solar panels is mandating MORE USAGE of crude oil.
Eight Graphs That Show How We Die
This article only seems to help rich doctors and big companies by supporting the false idea that more allopathic medicine, including death by doctor (assisted dying), is the answer to our health problems.
How Good Was Ancient Egyptian Dental Hygiene?
Ancient Egyptians were fastidious about hygiene – did it include their teeth?
The NIH’s Latest Attempt to Incite Fear
But the reality and the science continue to prove that natural immunity is protective and durable, and this is especially true for those in good health and younger age groups.