Over the weekend the newspapers provided some interesting reading, as did articles coming into my Inbox from overseas. Both sources, domestic and international showed there is a strong wind starting to blow. It is picking up speed and the possibility of a cyclone cannot be discounted. This wind is blowing
I fully understand why people were outraged when Christopher Luxon told Simon O’Connor to take down his comment celebrating the US Supreme Court decision to overturn the Roe v Wade decision. On our side of the political divide, we believe in free speech and freedom of opinion, and this
Michael Bassett bassettbrashandhide.com Political historian Michael Bassett CNZM is the author of 15 books, was a regular columnist for the Fairfax newspapers and a former Minister in the 1984-1990 governments Have you been wondering why there is so little debate about co-governance in the daily papers, on
I think I said at the time that Labour looked desperate in trying to stave off the cost of living crisis which their spendthrift ways have exacerbated by rushing out a reduction in fuel excise taxes and road user charges. We knew it was rushed because the Prime Minister didn’
familyfirst.org.nz Warning Long read: 1976 words A FULL SUMMARY OF EVENTS Here is a summary of events, relating to ongoing attempts by the Charities Board to deregister Family First. If the Charities Board are successful it would be a watershed, not just for Family First, but for other
Many years ago, I had a friend who grew up Muslim in Singapore. But as a nation with a multiplicity of ethnicities (dominated by Chinese) and religions (most notably Islam, Buddhism and Christianity, as well as a sizeable irreligious population), Singapore’s approach to solving group tensions was to recognise
Jacinda Ardern is used to coverage from the Australian media. What she isn’t used to is anything other than fawning adulation from the luvvy-left. I’ve recently been reporting, for the delectation of BFD readers, the growing instances of Australian media sitting up and actually taking notice of
Alwyn Poole Innovative Education Consultants innovativeeducation.co.nz innovativeeducation.co.nz/generation-skip innovativeeducation.co.nz/books-aloud It has been astonishing to read recently just how disconnected senior government MPs are with the reality of their decisions for young people, as evidenced by their press releases and comments. Starting
The word absurd first cropped up in about 1557 as a derivative of the French absurde, based on the Latin absurdus (incongruous, dissonant, out of tune). Nowadays the adjective of the word is commonly meant to mean wildly unreasonable, unsound or incongruous or extremely silly or ridiculous. Absurdity seems to
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com Dr Muriel Newman established the New Zealand Centre for Political Research as a public policy think tank in 2005 after nine years as a Member of Parliament. A former Chamber of Commerce President, her background is in business and education. Warning Long read: 2092 words
Watching the left and liberal right people absolutely unhinge themselves over the recent US Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v Wade and send any future decisions over abortion back where debate correctly belongs, the state legislatures, has been an exercise in side-splitting hilarity. The very same people now
After Christopher Luxon stifled Simon O’Connor’s personal view, I searched for National’s stance on freedom of speech. All I can find is Simon Bridges (as Opposition Spokesperson for Justice) in June 2021: The National Party encourages open debate and discussion as this leads to people being better
Ryan Lau brownstone.org Ryan Lau is CEO of Dairy Dirt LLC They say that the progression of history leads to the demise, legal or social, of increasingly docile objects and undertakings. Cars without seatbelts. Firearm possession without jumping through some know-it-all’s hoops. The cliff you used
Back in the not-so-dark days of 2014 MP Judith Collins found herself embroiled in a scandal involving alleged nepotism. This is how Newshub saw it at the time, deeming it so important as to be “breaking news”: Judith Collins went on a taxpayer-funded visit to China last
