She’s Back and So Is the Austerity
It’s as if she’s been wheeled out as a kind of ready-made austerity dispenser, a convenient tool to guilt and whip the already battered, overtaxed and overcharged people of New Zealand.
History
This Did Not Start With Trump
Granting, controlling, and revoking access to official briefings, restricted government facilities, and the sites of government activities has been one of the political establishment’s favorite tools of media control for over a century.
A Kiwi Soldier’s Quiet Kindness in Korea Marking 75 Years
As we remember the Korean War and those who served, let’s also remember what they brought home. Not just stories of war, but examples of compassion, courage and humanity.
The Crown, the Treaty and the Tribunal
“All actions taken were in accord with the accession of sovereignty and the assertion of British law. A number of Māori chiefs, and their iwi, committed acts of treason and rebellion in contradiction of the Treaty” – John Robinson.
Māori Party Thumbs Its Nose at Democracy
Takuta Ferris’ bill should be rubbished by all the other parties in parliament. But with Labour and the Greens desperate to return to office, I predict that their leaders will weasel over Ferris’ bill.
Dangerous Belittling of Our Freedom and Rights
People need to be clear about which principles are fundamental. Otherwise, hard-won liberties are easily lost. The government’s Legislation Guidelines spell out the fundamental importance of respect for the dignity of the individual.
It Wasn’t Really like ‘The Patriot’
Things you may not know about the American War of Independence.
Bob Harvey, Putin and the Lermontov
Today, many of these stories remain unverified, their evidence buried in redacted reports and whispers. But as Harvey’s account reminds us, history is often shaped not only by what happens in the open but by what occurs in the shadows.
Who Will Feed Paris?
In his time, Bastiat – like Alexis de Tocqueville – had already understood that socialism “send[s] civilization back.”
What If Mass Extinctions Never Happpened?
A growing number of scientists challenge the ‘settled science’.
Where to Now, Modern Man and Woman?
Celebrating modernism for the sake of it is a mistake no political leader should make if the aim is to create harmony and prosperity for their citizens.