There is so much to unpick from this one tweet. Discuss. #BREAKING The Supreme Court of Aotearoa NZ just decided that 16 and 17 year olds do have the right to vote. Congrats to the incredible movement of young people who never gave up on their rights. Now let’s
Jeff Deist Robert P. Murphy mises.org Jeff Deist is president of the Mises Institute, where he serves as a writer, public speaker, and advocate for property, markets and civil society. He takes particular interest in private legal systems and private money as tools for radically decentralizing political power. Robert
Justice Minister Kiri Allan has watered down Labour’s Hate Speech laws because Kiwis rejected Labour’s attempt to strip away their freedom of speech, but even in their current state they are not compatible with a free and open society and ACT will repeal them. Preventing freedom of expression
righttolife.org.uk Since Roe v Wade was overturned, 13 states have made abortion illegal, leading activists to launch an ‘at sea’ abortion campaign to provide abortions on boats. According to the Guardian, some states that continue to allow abortions have seen an increase in women seeking abortion from neighbouring
The Hood thehoodnz.com Information Opinion In June this year, not-for-profit organisation The ‘Hood NZ (The Hood) facilitated a case brought by six families against the New Zealand Government. The case was intended to stop the roll-out of the Pfizer Covid-19 mRNA vaccine for 5–11
Raymond Hogler Colorado State University Raymond Hogler teaches labor and employment relations at Colorado State University. After earning his Ph.D. and J.D. degrees at the University of Colorado, He taught at Pennsylvania State University where I was a tenured associate professor in the Labor Studies Department until returning
righttolife.org.uk A teenage activist with Down’s syndrome from Berkshire is campaigning to change the abortion law in the UK after learning that a baby can be aborted up to birth if diagnosed with a disability. Millie Prelogar, 18, was “shocked” and “offended” when she discovered that, whilst
Sporting Shooters Association of New Zealand Inc. Neville Dodd President www.sportingshooters.nz Licensed firearms owners do not want to harm anyone so why is $1 Million a week being spent over-regulating us? As a shooting community we are very conscious of firearms safety and practice it carefully and
dailytelegraph.co.nz KAIKOURA MP STUART SMITH HAS AGREED TO SPONSOR THE PETITION OF GREG RZESNIOWIECKI. The petition calls on parliament to ‘Undertake a public inquiry into the national Covid-19 response.’ The petition gained 3054 signatures between 11th October and 5th November 2022, when it closed. The petition handover
righttolife.org.uk A Canadian man with a disability affecting his brain and muscles is suing the hospital treating him, alleging that healthcare workers at the facility have been pressuring him to end his life by assisted suicide. Roger Foley, who is currently being cared for at Victoria Hospital in
righttolife.org.uk The creator of ‘suicide capsules’, which gas the user to death, is lobbying members of the Scottish parliament to make use of his machine should Scotland make assisted suicide legal. The capsules, dubbed ‘DIY death pods’, are called ‘Sarco’ pods. They were created by former physician, Dr
Bryce Edwards Victoria University of Wellington – Te Herenga Waka democracyproject.nz Dr Bryce Edwards is Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the director of the Democracy Project. Sunday’s announcement by Justice Minister Kiri Allan about forthcoming legislation on hate speech has sparked concerns that
Tierin-Rose Mandelburg newsbusters.org Tierin-Rose grew up in a large Christian family on the coast of Connecticut. After high school she moved to Alabama to dance with a professional ballet company while attending Liberty University. She served as an MRC Culture intern in Spring 2021 and became staff
Bryce Edwards Victoria University of Wellington – Te Herenga Waka democracyproject.nz Sunday’s announcement by Justice Minister Kiri Allan about forthcoming legislation on hate speech has sparked concerns that the country is headed for a second round of culture wars over free speech. As one journalist states today, Allan is
