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As the United States grapples with the shocking attempt on Donald Trump’s life, there is a need for moderation in our own political discourse. While all that was going on in the USA, back in New Zealand Te Pati Maori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer made inflammatory statements on
Jon Miltimore Jonathan Miltimore is the Senior Creative Strategist of FEE.org at the Foundation for Economic Education. Emperor of Rome from 161–180 AD, Marcus Aurelius is remembered as the “Philosopher King,” largely because of his classic work Meditations, a cornerstone of Stoic philosophy that delves into such themes
Duggan Flanakin Duggan Flanakin is a Senior Policy Analyst with the Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow. According to Electrly, the electric vehicle charging manufacturer, it takes an average of 90 kilowatt-hours of electricity to fully charge a Tesla Model Y long-range all-wheel-drive vehicle, 83 kWh for
Andy Kroll, ProPublica, and Nick Surgey, Documented A network of ultrawealthy Christian donors is spending nearly $12 million to mobilize Republican-leaning voters and purge more than a million people from the rolls in key swing states, aiming to tilt the 2024 election in favor of former President Donald Trump.
Geoffrey Miller Geoffrey Miller is the Democracy Project’s geopolitical analyst and writes on current New Zealand foreign policy and related geopolitical issues. He has lived in Germany and the Middle East and is a learner of Arabic and Russian. He is currently working on a PhD at the University
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards The assassination attempt on US presidential candidate Donald Trump is a reflection on how toxic and polarised politics has become in that country. When people attempt to carry out assassinations, we can hope that these are isolated aberrations, but the fear is always that
Gary Moller Gary Moller is a Health Practitioner who is focused on addressing the root causes of ill health or poor performance by making use of a key forensic tool – Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis – and administering healthy, natural and sustainable therapies. Having ridden Wellington’s streets almost daily for 50
It’s pretty much a given that Trump will win the US election, right? Not so fast. If you’re like me, you’ll remember watching the election and seeing Trump winning in state after state. Then the next morning seeing Biden winning those same states, almost as if everyone
Simon O’Connor Husband, step-father, and longtime student of philosophy and history. Also happen to be a former politician, including chairing New Zealand’s Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Committee. An enormous amount of ink is going to be used to discuss [the] assassination attempt on Donald Trump. This
JD The disruptions of NZ society by radical Maori, driven to some degree by Te Pati Maori and ably abetted by the MSM, beg the question of its genesis. How is it that these protests can be so readily organised? One simple answer is that Maori are easily identified or
DTNZ Before he was shot at a campaign rally, former US President Donald Trump faced a barrage of threats from Leftist ‘liberals’, including state broadcaster TVNZ. While the attempted assassination of Donald Trump has been roundly condemned by his political opponents, liberal politicians and pundits have – implicitly and explicitly – called
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards PARLIAMENT, GOVERNMENT, POLITICAL DIVISION Maiki Sherman (1News): Darleen Tana: ‘I’ve been silenced, I’ve been isolated’ Tom Kitchin (RNZ): The Detail: It's not easy being Green Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Ex-Green MP Darleen Tana: ‘Easiest thing’ might be to leave Parliament
In the immediate aftermath of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump it was a strong and defiant Trump who stood and raised his fist to show the crowd he was fine despite the attempt on his life and his own blood dripping from his face. And then the media and
Republished with Permission Author: Chris Trotter AS ANGRY TRUMP SUPPORTERS filed out of the Butler showgrounds, many paused to hurl abuse at the media pack. As they vented their anger upon the assembled “mainstream” journalists, I couldn’t help recalling the behaviour of an even angrier crowd as it filed
Richard Shaw, Massey University It’s easy to look back at the bad haircuts, beige clothes and brown Beehive carpets and chuckle. But whatever one’s views on its aesthetics, the Fourth Labour Government – elected 40 years ago on July 14 – was no laughing matter. After nine years of economic
Toby Rogers Toby Rogers has a PhD in political economy from the University of Sydney in Australia and a Master of Public Policy degree from the University of California, Berkeley. I would like to start a conversation on the relationship between science and power. By “science” I mean the field
