Alexander Gillespie University of Waikato theconversation.com The most recent protest by the Restore Passenger Rail climate protest group, in which a Wellington car dealership was defaced with red paint, is not just the latest in a local movement – it’s part of a global trend. Airline bosses have been
brownstone.org Censorship is not just an attack on the free speech rights of the speaker; it is a coordinated effort against you, the citizen, and your right to information. It aims to perpetuate power by silencing dissent and destroying opposition. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reaffirmed this principle
Tom Williams University of Wollongong Through her poetically constructed images, Hoda Afshar illuminates a world overshadowed by history and atrocity. Yet we never see despair: we see defiance, comradeship, reinvention and a search for how photography can activate new ways of thinking. Afshar was born in Iran and migrated to
Michael Cook Michael Cook is editor of Mercator mercatornet.com Don’t imagine that euthanasia’s slippery slope is like a long water slide at a theme park in which you hurdle ever downward, ever faster, until you are hurled into a pool. It’s more like moving from Duluth
Thomas Klassen York University, Canada theconversation.com The trial has begun for two major leaders of the Freedom Convoy that occupied parts of Canada’s capital in early 2022. Two organizers, Tamara Lich and Chris Barber, are charged with mischief, obstructing police, counselling others to commit mischief and intimidation. At
Peter Allan Williams Writer and broadcaster for half a century. Now watching from the sidelines although verbalising thoughts on www.reality check.radio three days a week peterallanwilliams.substack.com There’s something very sinister going on at the Ministry for the Environment. Quite possibly with encouragement from Minister David
familyfirst.org.nz A poll has found that just 16% of New Zealanders oppose bringing back the ‘Three Strikes’ law which was recently repealed by the Labour Government with the support of the Greens and Te Pati Maori. The nationwide poll of 1,000 New Zealanders was commissioned by Family
Michael Cook Michael Cook is the editor of MercatorNet. He lives in Sydney, Australia. mercatornet.com A future in which the right to life will be profoundly and inhumanely corrupted is on display in a dispute between a British teenager who wants to live and a UK hospital who wants
We live in a time of near-universal deceit. Lies are all around us. All-too-often, lies are the stock in trade of the very same people finger-wagging us about “harmful misinformation”. The lies of the powerful and their media lickspittles are too numerous and too obvious to
Every joke, Orwell as reminds us, is a tiny revolution. “A thing is funny when… it upsets the established order,” the great essayist wrote. “Whatever destroys dignity, and brings down the mighty from their seats, preferably with a bump, is funny.” This is partly why bards, even jesters, enjoyed a
Dr Duncan du Bois The significance of the baleful and gleeful reactions of many in response to Trump being arrested and booked in Fulton County, Georgia reflects the degree to which the mainstream media have effected thought control in America and elsewhere – including some who read this website. Repetition of
Nazare Surf Pixie At midnight on Friday 25 August the right to protest peacefully was removed from New Zealanders who oppose abortion. An amendment to the Contraception, Abortion and Sterilisation Act allows for pro-life supporters to be arrested and fined if they are visible inside newly created “safe areas”
Kurt Mahlburg Kurt Mahlburg is a writer and author, and an emerging Australian voice on culture and the Christian faith. He has a passion for both the philosophical and the personal, drawing on his background as a graduate architect, a primary school teacher, a missionary, and a young adult pastor.
New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out With Science nzdsos.com The New Zealand Ombudsman has dismissed NZDSOS’s complaint of 9 July 2021 despite claiming eight months ago that “you can be assured that your complaint remains a priority and is being actively monitored.” This dismissal comes 21 months after the
Charles Krblich Chuck Krblich works in the insurance and reinsurance industries as a catastrophe manager. brownstone.org Six years ago, fate had me stumble across a YouTube video of Mischa Maisky playing the Sarabande from Bach’s first cello suite. I don’t know why, but I decided to rent
C J Hopkins C J Hopkins is an award-winning playwright, novelist, and political satirist. consentfactory.org So, the Germans are putting me on trial for my thoughtcrimes, and, apparently, I’ve already been found guilty and sentenced. Bear with me and I’ll try to explain. The Berlin District
