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I often refer to Communist China as the Nazi Germany of the 21st century. This is not intended as mere hyperbole, but a solemn warning. A new book on Chinese history and Chinese Communist Party ideology lends weight to the warning. In the Politeia, Plato urged the Ideal State to
17th April 2021 The economy is taking a hit in the weirdest ways and the military in particular are suffering from the downturn. By closing down the internet and mobile networks the Junta have hit at the heart of the modernising transactional banking part of the economy. This, combined with
Natasha Lindstaedt University of Essex Natasha Lindstaedt is Deputy Dean (Education) (Social Sciences) and Professor in the Department of Government at the University of Essex. Her teaching interests include State Building, Democracy, Authoritarian Regimes, US Politics, Middle East Politics and Latin American Politics. Just over ten years ago there were
Richard Morrison fee.org Richard Morrison is the Senior Editor at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. How did corporate America, long considered one of the most conservative American institutions, become a lead protagonist in a culture war over all manner of progressive activism? We now have a routine spectacle of corporate
Dougal Sutherland Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Dougal is a registered Clinical Psychologist with 20 years’ experience working with children, teens, families, adults, and organisations. He has a PhD in Psychology and a Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Psychology, both from the University of Otago. As part of New
ACT Party ACT Leader David Seymour “The Government’s proposed Hate Speech Laws mean someone could spend longer in jail for having an unpopular opinion than assaulting a child, male assaults female, participating in a riot and common assault,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “A cabinet paper released last week
Geoffrey Churchman Waikanae watcher waikanaewatch.org On Friday the Newsroom website on this page said it had obtained the Cabinet Paper put forward by Justice Minister Chris Faafoi showing what the Government has in store to “protect” us from so-called ‘hate speech’ and gives some of the intentions. It
With gangs trying to take control of New Zealand’s largest city, it’s time to get tough on organised crime, National’s Police spokesperson Simeon Brown says. The National Party has launched a petition calling on the Government to introduce Firearm Prohibition Orders (FPOs) immediately. The law change would
Bruce Logan Easter has just passed, but not in New Zealand it would seem. Woke cancel culture and a resurgent paganisation are winning. Holy Week, Palm Sunday until Resurrection Sunday, passed by without most New Zealanders noticing. Indeed an examination of the media in other English-speaking countries would suggest
Strap yourselves in folks and don’t adjust your tin foil hats. David Fisher over at the NZ Herald has let his imagination run wild. According to Fisher (gasp), there is a major security threat in New Zealand. The danger is not Covid-19 or vaccinations to prevent Covid-19.
So… just who won the Cold War? When the Soviet Union collapsed and the Berlin Wall came down, cold warrior Ronald Reagan would have been justified in thinking that he had successfully stared down the Evil Empire. 30 years later, it’s not so clear. One thing is certain: Even
How do free countries slide into dictatorship? One goose-step at a time. At the risk of invoking Godwin’s Law, it’s nonetheless true that European Jews did not just wake up one morning and find themselves being marched into cattle-trucks out of nowhere. The “Final Solution” was
Jonathan Miltimore fee.org Jonathan Miltimore is the Managing Editor of FEE.org. His writing/reporting has been the subject of articles in TIME magazine, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, Forbes, Fox News, and the Star Tribune. Bylines: Newsweek, The Washington Times, MSN.com, The Washington Examiner, The Daily Caller,
Some time ago, I pondered just how and why the woke left and the mega-rich corporations had ended up getting so deeply into bed with one another. As I wrote, the nouveau-riche billionaires of the technocratic class are all graduates of deep-dyed leftist colleges. But, while thoroughly
