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In This Red Dawn, Who Invaded Whom?

Jeffrey A. Tucker aier.org The gigantic mess of 2020 called lockdown began with an email thread called Red Dawn, based on the old movie about a Russian invasion of the US. The idea, I suppose, was that the virus was the invader. The public health lockdowners and fanatics on

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BFD Political Corner: Election 2020 National Party

BFD Political Corner: Election 2020 National Party

BFD Political corner: Election 2020 is a series that features political speeches, political ads and political campaigns on Social media from a range of different political parties in the lead up to the New Zealand election. Today we have the National Party’s Campaign Launch from yesterday. National Party 2020

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The BFD Election Poll

The BFD Election Poll

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Andrew Little – Naïve, Ignorant or Both?

Andrew Little – Naïve, Ignorant or Both?

JustTinkering Small businesses are getting slugged again by this government because Andrew Little believes that employees deserve more sick days and a higher minimum wage. He says he understands the pressure on small businesses, but clearly he does not have a clue. Where staff are on the minimum wage the

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Why I’m Not Renewing My Subscription to the ODT

Why I’m Not Renewing My Subscription to the ODT

Muttley Bones Yesterday my subscription to the Otago Daily Times ran out. It is not being renewed. The paper has been part of my everyday life since primary school. It may be that I’m just turning into an old grumpy conservative but I see the standards of reporting have

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Labour’s Bankrupt Ideology Will Bankrupt the Country

Labour’s Bankrupt Ideology Will Bankrupt the Country

What has become very apparent over the last couple of days, and it is stating the obvious, is that the Labour Party are mental degenerates when it comes to running the economy. We are in an economic slump of Grand Canyon proportions and Labour and their mates are so devoid

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“Desperate and Reckless”

“Desperate and Reckless”

Jacinda Ardern labelled National’s tax policy as ‘desperate and reckless’, claiming that this is the wrong time to be allowing people to keep more of their own money by making them pay less tax. There is an argument either way, and while I don’t agree with it, the

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Trump Returns Fire in the Culture Wars

Trump Returns Fire in the Culture Wars

In my many conversations with the Trump-deranged, one thing is immediately obvious. Their visceral reaction to Trump is entirely personal. Policies run a distant second to their emotional gut-reactions. It’s Orange Man Bad, all the way. To which I always answer, “Sure, he’s an asshole. I

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