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Who’s Passing the Moral Litmus Test?

Who’s Passing the Moral Litmus Test?

The Covid pandemic was a litmus test. Ever wondered who, should real fascism come to your country, would click their heels and salute the Dear Leader? Covid let you know. October 7 was a litmus test, too: a litmus test of basic decency. Everyone likes to brag that they would

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Why Progressivism Is Not Progress

bobmccoskrie.com **Note – This post was written by Family First staff writers. Despite what many believe, progressivism is not really about progress. It’s a leftist philosophy that believes in greater government intervention and ultimately the deconstruction of societies built upon Judeo-Christian foundations. Progressivism is the opposite of Conservatism. Conservatives

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Newsbusters Praised for Exposing Networks

Newsbusters Praised for Exposing Networks

Curtis Houck Curtis Houck currently serves as the Managing Editor of NewsBusters after almost two years as a news analyst in the Media Research Center’s News Analysis Division. During that time, he served as the sole evening news analyst, chronicling the best and worst of the network evening newscasts,

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Time for Jews to Break with the Left

Time for Jews to Break with the Left

David Cole likens it to the old Jewish folk tale of the Golem: Jews create a monster out of mud, the monster runs amok and ultimately turns on its makers. In Cole’s metaphor for contemporary American politics, the mud-men terrorising America’s Jews are the twin monsters of the

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That’s How You Get Ants

That’s How You Get Ants

“If you build it,” the famous line from Field of Dreams goes, “They will come.” Or, more accurately, if you put out a bowl of sugar, you’re gonna get ants. And if you put out a gargantuan, overflowing pot of taxpayer’s money, you’re going to attract every

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Just How Powerful Was Our Interview?

bobmccoskrie.com As we speak, there are currently negotiations going on to form a three-party coalition. For many months leading up to the election, it was believed that it would be a simple process with just two parties – National and ACT. Then a couple of things happened, and one interview

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The Right Is More Pragmatic Than the Left
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The Right Is More Pragmatic Than the Left

One of the differences between right-wingers and left-wingers is pragmatism. Right-wingers, because most of the time we invariably have to actually ‘govern’ whereas left-wingers do not, realise how the real world works and that often deals need to be cut which we’d rather not undertake. Occasionally this means eliminating

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What Is the Point of the Ombudsman?

What Is the Point of the Ombudsman?

New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science nzdsos.com Incensed and inspired by someone else’s ongoing dealings with the Ombudsman we thought we could share our experiences.  An NZDSOS member wrote to Health New Zealand (HNZ) to ask for the data from the Post Vaccine Symptom Check (PVSC) survey.

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It Is Time to Choose

Chris Trotter bassettbrashandhide.com TO BE POLITICAL in the fourth quarter of 2023 is not easy. Yes, New Zealand has just passed through a general election, but the outcome of that contest was signalled well in advance by the polls. That the government lost came as no surprise, even if

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No Thanks Wayne, Not What We Voted For
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No Thanks Wayne, Not What We Voted For

Apparently Wayne Brown is floating the idea of congestion charging for Auckland. Either he is being very cunning, suggesting it so when the ensuing outcry from angry ratepayers erupts he can say he is listening to concerns and cancel the idea, or deliberately provocative as he seeks new ways to

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BFD Caption Competition

BFD Caption Competition

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How to Write a Letter of Resignation

November 14th 2023 Suella Braverman, Ex Home Secretary published her letter of response to having been sacked by Rishi Sunak yesterday. It contained many home truths and resonated with the electorate. It confirmed what many people have been thinking about Sunak and I make no apologies for inserting Braverman’s

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Face of the Day

Face of the Day

In the UK, Cabinet minister Suella Braverman was sacked on Monday. Now, she has delivered a scathing resignation letter accusing Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of betraying the nation. While much of the pointed letter needs no interpretation, other parts can be read as coded messages for a leadership bid. Camilla

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ABC Gives Anti-semites a Stump

ABC Gives Anti-semites a Stump

Some years ago, the ABC featured neo-Nazi Blair Cottrell on one of its interminable “panel discussions”. ABC management purported to be so concerned by what Cottrell might say, that they put the program on a ten-second delay. Fast-forward a few years, and they’re giving “pro-Palestine” advocates a national stump

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