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One BBC reporter got more truth than she expected when she interviewed international law expert, barrister Natasha Hausdorff. The answers didn’t quite fit the narrative the reporter wanted to portray. Discuss it on the BFD. If you would like to access exclusive Member content or just remove the ads
James Fite Editor-at-Large. James is our wordsmith extraordinaire, a legislation hound and lover of all things self-reliant and free. An author of politics and fiction (often one and the same), he homesteads in the Arkansas wilderness. libertynation.com The world needs America’s leadership – and it’s crucial to both
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,
familyfirst.org.nz New Zealand should be following the lead of Sweden, which is pulling away from providing transgender treatment to minors. Sweden’s National Board of Health and Welfare (NBHW) has officially ended the practice of prescribing puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones for minors under age 18, as well
In recent days I’ve been reading Steven Joyce’s brilliant autobiography (an undeniable star performer of the Key/English Government). So much of the book is evocative in a pleasant, nostalgic way and I encourage you to purchase a copy. The passages in Joyce’s book dealing with his
New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science nzdsos.com World Council for Health Expert Hearing on Reports of Cancer-Promoting DNA Contamination in C-19 mRNA Vaccines On Monday 9 October 2023, nine world eminent experts spent over three hours sharing and discussing their knowledge on the topic of DNA contamination of
Rick Mac I’m sure that there are many readers out there, who, like me, are utterly appalled at the obscene and repulsive antisemitic behavior that we are witnessing in the streets of many Western cities today. Swastikas displayed. Nazi salutes given. Chants of “Gas the Jews” and “F**k
In his provocative, brilliant book, Empire, historian Niall Ferguson argues not only that Britain Made the Modern World, but that colonisation brought many benefits to former colonies. Ferguson, points, for example, to India’s vast and essential network of railways, and its strong civil service — both legacies of the empire.
They couldn’t do it. They just couldn’t control themselves. Despite vowing to maintain a “week of silence” after last Saturday’s referendum, the troughers of the Aboriginal Industry are right back at it, screeching, howling and tantrum-throwing. What set them off? A call for a royal commission into
Robert Kogon Robert Kogon is the pen name of a widely-published journalist covering European affairs. brownstone.org It is chapter and verse nowadays among Covid-19 policy dissidents – or at least those who get amplified the most on X – that “Sweden won:” namely, by bucking the trend and refusing to lock
Fritz, private secretary to Klouse (the K is silent) Swab, of the Wicked Eugenicist Fascists (WEF), cleared his throat in true secretarial fashion, to alert his despotic Führer to his presence in his office. Klouse opened a bleary eye and used it to direct a baleful glare at Fritz. “Vhat
Enjoy this sixth episode of Aotearoa Farm by Maree Buske. Move over Animal Farm… Aotearoa Farm is a modern-day online radio serial. Maree Buscke of Wednesday’s Counter Culture show shares with listeners her weekly instalments of the dramatic happenings on Aotearoa Farm (formerly known as Kiwi Farm). Squealer Robertson
Christopher Luxon’s working relationship with the Ardern Government will come back to haunt him when voters become more familiar with the unlucky 13 who made up the Ardern Business Advisory Council. In 2018 Jacinda Ardern appointed Christopher Luxon chair of a new Business Advisory set up to advise the
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 Who will the new National Government listen to when it decides how to govern? An early indication may be seen
Here are the post-election replays of The Crunch. This week’s guests were Matt McCarten and Rachel Stewart, and we did an election post-mortem. Enjoy! Help Fund Our NewsDesk We are building a NewsDesk, hiring journalists and taking the fight to the mainstream media. Will you help fund our NewsDesk?
Andrew Lowenthal Andrew Lowenthal is a Brownstone Institute fellow and co-founder and former executive director of EngageMedia, an Asia-Pacific digital rights, open and secure technology, and documentary non-profit, and a former fellow of Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society and MIT’s Open Documentary Lab. brownstone.org
