The Psyche of a Small, Proud, Compliant Country
NZ was not the test case this time. Ardern knew the Covid-19 injections would cause harm but went ahead and imposed them upon an accepting public.
History
Why Do We Hate Voting So Much?
Voting rights took centuries of struggle to win, so why don’t more people value it?
A Pox on Pronouns
This is my argument against pronouns. It is grotesquely imperialist. And I say this to wind up leftists who probably think of themselves as Black-Lives-Matter Rainbow-Flag Anti-Imperialists.
Coldplay and the Art of Public Shaming
From the stocks to the Jumbotron, morality still seems to matter.
The Hidden Story of Marsden Point
How New Zealand’s taxpayer-owned refinery was lost to global neoliberalism.
The Étaples Uprising in 1917
The hidden revolt of the working-class soldier, the war within the war and the truth they buried.
Why We’re All Sceptics Now
Can trust be rebuilt? Maybe, but not with apologies, hashtags and press releases. Because if the people who follow the rules lose faith in the rules and the establishment, what’s left? Nothing but the sceptics. And we’re not wrong.
The Many Are Watching While the Few Are Being Worshipped
A classroom coup in New Zealand. NZ’s education system risks collapse as identity politics replaces shared learning. When schools elevate the few, the many silently walk away.
The Exoneration of Kirk Moore and the Trial of Pam Bondi
Kirk Moore is a free man. Pam Bondi is on trial now. She is under tremendous public pressure to resign, as is the president to fire her. Her fate is uncertain.
I Am Proud to Be British 🇬🇧
British culture has given the world more than its fair share of greatness and we don’t have to be blind to its faults to see its value. I’m proud of our history, our values, our literature, our humour, and even our weather-defying optimism.