Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com Up until a couple of years back Matthew Hooton was in my view our most insightful political commentator and his Herald essays a sheer delight for their colourful expression. Then it all went haywire, hitting the absolute pits when he became the active advocate for
Information Opinion About twenty years ago a silly book was published called What’s The Matter With Kansas? Boiled down, it claimed that Kansas was stagnating economically and expressed astonishment the people living there didn’t want handouts from the government. The fact that Kansans had ‘self-help’ values and
Stuart Smith National MP Kaikoura Below is Stuart Smith’s response. The cost of living crisis is affecting every New Zealander, whether it be at the supermarket, increases in rent or paying off your mortgage – high prices are biting and making it tougher for Kiwis to get ahead. This month,
If you don’t have a Silver level membership yet you are missing out on our Insight Politics articles. Today is a FREE taste of an Insight Politics article by writer Chris Trotter God Save the… King? Elizabeth II, of happy memory, has departed the political stage she graced for
Every day the news headlines tell us all of an out of control crime wave that is growing to tsunami-sized proportions. Instead of law and order, we’ve got chaos and mayhem. The problem has only gotten worse under new Police Minister Chris Hipkins. Businesses in the Auckland beachside
Angus Aardvark With a population of only five million people, why do we need teams of government officials to approve internationally used commodities like: * Building materials, e.g. plasterboard. Cities like Vancouver, Los Angeles etc have similar expectations of building quality and are also sitting on earthquake fault lines. It’
We are running another yet fantastic book giveaway for our subscribers. The prizes are three copies of Adam Plover’s new book New Zealand; the Benefits of Colonisation. On the 20th of November, we will give away three copies to three lucky BFD subscribers. We will use an online random
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Around New Zealand, crime rates continue to rise. Last night Newshub published an article focusing on burglaries and theft, and the impact on victims. “We’ve certainly seen an increase in the last 12 to 18 months,” [Canterbury Metro Commander] Superintendent Lane Todd told Newshub. It’s the most invasive
Proverbs 24 It is wrong to show favoritism when passing judgment. 24 A judge who says to the wicked, “You are innocent,” will be cursed by many people and denounced by the nations. If you enjoyed this BFD Daily Proverb please consider sharing it with your friends.
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I know the Wanganui River is supposed to be a person, but The Press made a person into a city. If you enjoyed this Stuff up please share it using the share buttons at the top or bottom of the article.If you would like to access exclusive Member content
The findings on trust in media organisations is out and the left-wing dominated media have taken a flogging. It seems that the public is well attuned to their lying ways and are voting with their feet. Newsroom reports: Less than half the New Zealand public now professes ‘overall trust’
I was looking at the BFD memberships today when I noticed that one customer name for a membership was My Cat James. We here at The BFD are all for diversity of thought of course but I also think that it is very important that our members are also as
Aaron Kheriaty brownstone.org Aaron Kheriaty, senior scholar at Brownstone Institute, is a psychiatrist working with the Unity Project. He is a former professor of psychiatry at the University of California at Irvine School of Medicine, where he was the director of Medical Ethics. The following excerpt from my book,
