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They Shredded Our Social Contract
Jeffrey A. Tucker Jeffrey A. Tucker is Founder and President of the Brownstone Institute. He is also Senior Economics Columnist for Epoch Times, author of 10 books, including Liberty or Lockdown, and thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press. He speaks widely on topics of economics, technology, social
The BFD Stuff Up of the Day
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NZ Election 2023: Labour Out, National In
Toby Boraman Massey University theconversation.com For an election ostensibly fought over a “cost-of-living crisis”, there was a strong unspoken consensus between the two major parties: most people’s living standards needed to be reduced to thwart inflation. Regardless of the election result, a form of austerity was
What Will the Newly Elected Govt Change?
Dr. Guy David Hatchard hatchardreport.com Guy is an international advocate of food safety and natural medicine. He received his undergraduate degree in Logic and Theoretical Physics from the University of Sussex and his Ph.D. in Psychology from Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield Iowa. He was formerly a senior
View from Your Window
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A Popular Career Choice for Ex-Labour Ministers
Bryce Edwards Dr Bryce Edwards is the Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the director of the Democracy Project. Victoria University of Wellington democracyproject.nz In April this year, when Kiri Allan was still Minister of Justice, she launched a review of lobbying. Justice officials
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Luxon the Cat Among the Media Pigeons
This is starting to look delicious. Christopher Luxon has upset the precious little darlings in the media. Their knickers are in a humongous twist. They are immediately realising that their friends are no longer there. They are highly irritated that rather than being able to set and dictate the narrative,
New Zealand Appoints Its Chief Restructuring Officer
Philip Crump Lawyer and writer Philip Crump explores political, legal and cultural issues facing New Zealand. Sometimes known as Thomas Cranmer. cranmer.substack.com On Saturday New Zealand elected its 42nd Prime Minister, or did it? Only time will tell, but quite possibly the country has, more accurately, appointed a
New Zealanders Vote for Change
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com After six years of the Labour’s lies, bullying and deceit, New Zealanders have overwhelmingly voted for change. Labour’s party vote has been slashed from 50.1 per cent in 2020 to 26.8 per cent on the provisional figures. The party was decimated
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So Much for Protecting Indigenous People
Te Pati Maori are constantly banging on about indigenous peoples. But suddenly when Jews are under attack with Hamas pogroms and executions of civilians it isn’t them they are seeking to protect, no, it is Hamas. They are now showing just how deeply racist and anti-semitic they really