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Why Americans Should Adopt the Sweden Model on COVID-19
Gilbert Berdine, MD mises.org Gilbert Berdine is an associate professor of medicine at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and an affiliate of the Free Market Institute at Texas Tech University. Figure 1 illustrates the daily mortality attributed to COVID-19 in Sweden, New York, Illinois, and Texas. The
Transcript: Judith Collins With Jack Tame
I haven’t watched New Zealand TV for months. With the election coming up, I thought I’d try just once more to watch this apology for current affairs called Q & A. I’ll post my thoughts later but for now maybe you will have some. JT Why do
How Many Times Do We Have to Say It? Lockdowns Don’t Work
I’ve written about this so many times that I’m about as sick of saying it as long-suffering BFD followers are of reading, but let’s have one last try, for the slow kids in the Beehive: Lockdowns do not work. But governments don’t want to hear
Now, Who Called It a COVID Election?
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is copping a load of flak right now after more border cock-ups have been revealed. You know there is nothing but bad news because she’s making poor Chris Hipkins and the hapless Megan Woods front the press conferences. She doesn’t do bad news,
Letter to the Prime Minister
Dear Prime Minister, You have well and truly blown it. There is now a palpable sense of anger in the country, particularly in Auckland. You might not be aware of it, living as you do in your own little global celebrity bubble, but the silent majority of people are well
If Jacinda Is the Model, You Can Have the Role
Oh, to have a leader like Jacinda Ardern! Oh, hell, no, thank you very much. The New Zealand prime minister, already a rock star amongst that tiny, incredibly privileged sliver of humanity that is the left-elite, sent her tiny legion of adoring fans into fresh paroxysms with her self-
Postcard from Canada: 18 August 2020
Geoff Corfield Geoffrey Corfield has been active in Conservative politics in Canada since 1976, both federally and provincially. But he won’t always write about politics because he has more experience with writing history and humour. He lives in London, Ontario, frequents used book shops, swims lengths, drinks beer, plays
King Canute and the Virus Tide
Jeffrey A. Tucker aier.org Nine-hundred years ago, the English historian Henry of Huntingdon wrote down an older Anglo-Saxon story/myth of King Canute who claimed the throne of England in 1016. The story was of appalling arrogance. It resonated in this land where the idea of limited
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100 Days COVID-Free?
I hope Mr Hipkins doen’t tell me off, but some things about our ‘South Auckland family’ don’t add up. Is it alright to talk about it? After all, the repercussions are destroying the livelihoods of many of our Auckland friends and costing the country billions, so everything should
Cannabis Legal Reform – Arguments for and Against: Part 2
James Farmer QC jamesfarmerqc.co.nz MEDICINAL CANNABIS IS NOW LEGAL AND SO CANNABIS FOR RECREATIONAL USE SHOULD BE ALSO In a separate article from her Herald piece (published in The Irish Times, 16 September 2019), Professor Cannon refers to a book written by a former New York Times journalist,
Oral Questions – 18 August 2020
Questions to Ministers 1. Hon JAMES SHAW to the Minister of Finance: Is the Government supporting working people who need to take leave due to COVID-19; if so, how? 2. Hon JUDITH COLLINS to the Prime Minister: What advice, if any, has she received on the most likely way
Rethink Needed for Level 3 Rules
Roger Partridge nzinitiative.org.nz With the number of Auckland’s COVID cases increasing exponentially, there is every chance the Government will extend the city’s Alert Level 3 lockdown for several weeks. How we got here and the lessons we can learn are questions for another day. For now,
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