I remember talking to American philosopher Peter Boghossian about what to do about captured universities. He said it was best to abandon them and start again. I feel the same about the MSM. I’m waiting for the whole shooting box to collapse and for new media to arise from the ashes.
New Zealand’s education establishment is fighting because these reforms expose that their romantic ideology – the idea that kids learn naturally without explicit teaching – has systematically failed. And the ones who paid were the children who needed school most.
In a land of milk and honey, no one should need to bid for butter.
If Māori leaders want to build something lasting, they’ll need to change their attitudes and allegiances. They’ll need to build trust between hapū – not override it. And they’ll need to engage with history
The house believes that the Sun should never have set on the British Empire.
The centre-right holds the cards for now, but Luxon’s personal ratings are a drag that National cannot ignore much longer. If they do not sort him out, the next poll might be the one that buries them.
Horncastle said he has been approached for informal discussions about future political involvement but remains focused on business. “But if in 10 years’ time New Zealand is still heading in the wrong direction, I’ll have a crack at running. And if I run, I run to win.”
If a young girl who started out wrapping greasies in a Morrinsville fish shop on a Friday night can end up as the Secretary-General of the United Nations, anything is possible!
There’s a perfect word for this system, a system that reaches into every corner of your existence, from your speech to how you spend your private life, and justifies itself all as being ‘for your own good’.
Those who are opposed to this globalist control creep promoted by bureaucrats and politicians under the guise of ‘safety’ are urged to sign the petition.
All in all, these changes mark real progress in rolling back some of the knee-jerk restrictions imposed after the Christchurch tragedy. But National’s lingering attachment to overly cautious policies shows it has not fully shaken off the influence of its predecessors.
Police will be stripped of looking after the Firearms Safety Authority, with a new independent agency replacing it. The controversial firearms registry remains, and eight new offences will be created.
So here we are again, in a country where free speech is supposedly valued, yet entire viewpoints are airbrushed out of existence. The question is, what are they afraid of this time?
