More Propaganda: What This Podcast Tells Us
Part 1 of a series, looking at “Quarantine Nation”, Stuff’s new podcast series.
NZ Politics
What Delayed Motherhood Really Means
To celebrate delayed motherhood as empowerment without acknowledging its costs is to perpetuate a lie.
They Need Saving From Themselves
They want your sympathy, they want your welfare, but they don’t want to change.
Luxon Deludes Himself as National Slides Into Oblivion
Talk of a coup exists only in the feeble minds of legacy media. Luxon will hang on in quiet desperation, getting regular coaching from John Key, like he did last Friday, until Key nods at a proposed successor.
The Politics of Analysing Crises
The fact that the legacy media still appears to be in a state of denial over this – clinging to a fictitious world view where they are the righteous gatekeepers of truth – explains, at least in part, why they remain a dying industry.
Māori Elite Have Never Given Up
Tukaki repeatedly blurs the line between belief and governance. He treats spiritual attachment as if it were a constitutional credential. It is not.
Get a Grip
Give Luxon a break, and turn your jeers into cheers, because nobody’s perfect. If you tear down Luxon, you’re only helping the crazy left.
Would the Real National Party Please Stand Up, Please Stand Up
Eeny, meeny, miny, moe…which way will the Nats go?
UMA Broadcasting Hammered: $43k Sting for Email Axe Job
This judgment vindicates my reporting and Matt McCarten’s advocacy and it pours shame on the legacy media for failing to hold truth to power.
National in Freefall: Luxon’s Leadership Hits the Skids
Christopher Luxon was the fastest person to go from outside parliament to PM. Now it looks like he will be the fastest person to get rolled after winning an election.
The Good but Misplaced Intentions of Modern Slavery Laws
Proponents of such laws mean well. But, in my view, many policy makers in rich nations have little understanding of working conditions in poor countries or how humans respond to incentives. The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
Goodness Another Very Important Promotion
Helen Clark’s appointment as chair of the Gavi board is much more meaningful than most people realise.
The Ideological Capture of Our Health Sector
The Nursing and Medical councils make political views compulsory.