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Graham Adams bassettbrashandhide.com Graham Adams is a freelance editor, journalist and columnist. He lives on Auckland’s North Shore. This post was first published at The Platform. Last week Newsroom’s political editor, Jo Moir, seemed surprised to discover that co-governance and its various policy manifestations aren’t
Cam’s Buddies dial in to the show to share their thoughts on the media carry-on and Winston Peters. Enjoy! Help Keep The BFD Alive We are fighting increased costs and need to raise funds to keep The BFD afloat. Will you help us? To become a valued member
Here are the replays of The Crunch. This week’s guests were Casey Costello, John Banks and Ken Turner. John Banks joins Cam to discuss his thoughts on the election and where to from now. Casey Costello joins Cam to explain how she is striving to win Port Waikato. Plus
Gabriela Pariseau Gabriela is an Assistant Editor in the Media Research Center’s Free Speech America division. She is a graduate of Christendom College where she earned a B.A. in History. Gabriela has also contributed to The Catholic Register, Arlington Catholic Herald, Students For Life of America and Iowa
The recent referendum result in Australia showed in the starkest possible terms the yawning chasm between the tiny cliques of elites in the wealthy suburbs and the vast sprawl of ordinary Australians. Almost without exception, the “Yes” vote was confined to the wealthiest hotspots of Australia — not coincidentally, the citadels
cfact.org “The forces on the Left are just too big and powerful. There’s no way to stop them. We are locked out of the process. Our elected officials just won’t listen to us!” This is what I hear every day from activists who truly want to stand
There’s been no end of blatherskite from the Hamas-fanciers about “innocent Palestinians”. Which seems to me about as useful as talking about “innocent Germans” in 1944. Which, of course, the socialist hand-wringers did. But, as George Orwell bluntly reminded them, you can’t accept war as a
Rosemary Abbott whakatakitimes.nz MIDDLE-AGED WHITE GUY Ruby Galbraith, a 29-year-old self-proclaimed social justice warrior achieved a new zenith of personal satisfaction today. “Another white, pale, stale male in power. Do better NZ.” Ruby Tweeted to her echo chamber of followers as she sipped her ethically
JD In a time when employers are crying out for workers, it’s interesting to analyse the unemployment statistics, always recognising that the figures themselves are something of a farce given what is or isn’t considered when they are compiled. For example, if you haven’t looked for a
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 democracyproject.nz Is it a problem that lobbying firms are being given contracts by government departments? Such firms, who assist private businesses
The first post-election Taxpayers’ Union/Curia Poll was released yesterday. Unsurprisingly it has cemented the popularity of the new Government in waiting. Predictably, Chris Hipkins’s popularity has nose-dived like a lead balloon. Headline Results for November’s Taxpayers’ Union – Curia Poll: * National: 37.0% support (down 1.
Morgan Marietta University of Texas at Arlington theconversation.com Should it be legal to take away the guns of people who are under a domestic violence protective order, which aims to shield victims from their abusers? That’s the question posed in one of the biggest cases of the current
Alex Christy Alex Christy currently serves as news analyst for NewsBusters primarily focused on cable news and the late night comedy shows. His work has been cited in Fox News, Newsmax, the Washington Times, the Washington Examiner, Mediaite, Townhall, RedState, The Blaze, National Review, The Federalist, NewsNation, Newsweek, and forced
The Voice referendum taught us a great many things — not least that, given the chance, Australians soundly reject identity politics and wokeism. More particularly, though, it showed us just how glaringly out of step with the mainstream that the redoubts of wokeism — the inner-Sydney and Melbourne, Teal-voting, quinoa
Does anyone remember the song Welcome Home by a duo called Peters and Lee from 1973? The chorus of the song is particularly applicable to the situation the Labour Party finds itself in, Opposition. The words are: Welcome home, welcome Come on in, and close the door You’ve been
