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Bryce Edwards Dr Bryce Edwards is the Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the director of the Democracy Project. Victoria University of Wellington – Te Herenga Waka democracyproject.nz Incoming Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is now being openly mocked and ridiculed by political commentators for his
Text text “Kid Charlemagne” is my favourite song by Steely Dan, another marvelous band from the 1970s; second only to Mott The Hoople, of course. The song tells the story of a man with the rather grand sounding name of Augustus Owsley Stanley, a scion of a very prominent Kentucky
Peter Allan Williams Writer and broadcaster for half a century. Now watching from the sidelines although verbalising thoughts on www.reality check.radio three days a week. peterallanwilliams.substack.com The much underestimated Ronald Reagan was, befitting his career as a broadcaster and actor, a master of the put-down
It’s Friday afternoon and I have just watched a video of Winston Peters leaving the Cordis Hotel following another day of negotiations. One could be excused for thinking there was a kindergarten or early childhood centre nearby as there were some people standing around holding microphones who, when they
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cfact.org Like the “voice crying in the wilderness,” German Finance Minister Christian Lindner this week left Green Party activists and others enamored by the green religion gnashing their teeth. “Until it is clear,” said Lindner, “that energy is available and affordable, we should end dreams of phasing out electricity
In politics, perceptions are critical. Especially bad ones. Once a negative public perception takes hold, it can be near-impossible to shake. Just ask former opposition leaders like Labor’s Simon Crean, or the Liberal’s Brendan Nelson. Australian PM Anthony Albanese is finding that out the hard way, as
Ron Brown brownstone.org A novel coronavirus that was 10 times deadlier than the flu had gripped the world in 2019. Without a compass to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, all lessons learned from previous viral pandemics were thrown out the window. The World Health Organization was adamant, “This is
Ely elylazar.substack.com “We need to defeat bad speech with good speech.” Dr Zuhdi Jasser, American Islamic Forum For Democracy Dr Jasser, who is a Muslim reformist, made the statement in response to the virulent antisemitism that is flourishing across America and the world. It’s perplexing that there
Meryl Nass Dr. Meryl Nass, MD is an internal medicine specialist in Ellsworth, ME, and has over 42 years of experience in the medical field. She graduated from University of Mississippi School of Medicine in 1980. brownstone.org Over the past two years you’ve probably heard about the attempted
Bryce Edwards is the latest media luvvie to have a crack at the negotiations like a petulant child, except this time he is attacking Christopher Luxon for an apparent lack of skill in negotiating. The media speculation is starting to get tiresome. It is even more tiresome when Edwards references
oliviapierson.org As soon as the images and news reports of the October 7th savage Hamas terrorist attacks on Israelis started appearing across our various media platforms, I knew the world might not ever be the same again. We have seen many firsts over the last three years regarding the
Here are the replays of The Crunch. This week’s guests were Gary Moller and Graham Davis Gary Moller joins Cam to discuss strategies for stroke prevention and recovery. Graham Davis joins Cam to discuss the almost Byzantine nature of Fijian politics. Enjoy! Help Keep The BFD Alive We are
David Bell David Bell, Senior Scholar at Brownstone Institute, is a public health physician and biotech consultant in global health. He is a former medical officer and scientist at the World Health Organization (WHO), Programme Head for malaria and febrile diseases at the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND) in
“If the bell tolls for Israel, it won’t just toll for Israel, it will toll for all mankind,” Bob Hawke once said. It’s a sad reminder of just how far the Labor Party has slid into the moral abyss that Hawke’s moral clarity has been replaced by
In a seemingly bizarre response to the out-of-control spiral of anti-Semitism across the globe, the Biden administration has announced that its priority is… “tackling Islamophobia”. Similarly, when Jews were attacked in Caulfield, Melbourne’s Jewish heartland, Foreign Minister Penny Wong wittered about “Islamophobia”. But such responses aren’
