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For the last few weeks we have had to endure a general election campaign. It consisted of all sorts of promises, publicity stunts, claims, counterclaims, scares, opinion polls and media commentary. Then the electorate voted. Many New Zealanders found it all highly entertaining – especially when their man got stuck into
Chris Trotter Victoria University of Wellington democracyproject.nz I ALWAYS WONDERED what it would take to detach the New Zealand working class from Labour. Not all of the working class, obviously, but enough to strip the party of the demographic heft that, for more than a century, has made it
The world’s media propagated a lie, a terrible lie, that Israel had attacked a hospital and killed hundreds in Gaza. It was deliberate and egregious disinformation on the part of a terrorist organisation that has killed thousands in their attacks against Israel. Yet it was a lie the world’
Jeffrey A. Tucker Jeffrey A. Tucker is Founder and President of the Brownstone Institute. He is also Senior Economics Columnist for Epoch Times, author of 10 books, including Liberty or Lockdown, and thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press. He speaks widely on topics of economics, technology, social
There are some excuses that just don’t wash. Most of them centre around the simple word, “but”. The infamous, “I’m not a racist, but…”, for example. For years, the “I’m not anti-Semitic, but…” excuse has become just as threadbare. Especially in the context of supporting the
No wonder the Australian left are having such a massive sooking fit after last weekend’s referendum. They didn’t just lose the “Voice” referendum, they’ve lost some of their most treasured causes for at least a generation. One of the most consequential outcomes of the sheer scale of
Elliot Mathias Elliot Mathias is Aish’s Chief Operating Officer for Global Activities, as well as Executive Director of Aish New York. Elliot is also the founder of Hasbara Fellowships, a program he created while studying at Aish in Jerusalem, Hasbara Fellowships grew under his leadership to become one of
Toby Boraman Massey University theconversation.com For an election ostensibly fought over a “cost-of-living crisis”, there was a strong unspoken consensus between the two major parties: most people’s living standards needed to be reduced to thwart inflation. Regardless of the election result, a form of austerity was
While I have little love for the government of French president Emmanuel Macron, in at least one respect France is showing up the mainstream left. While the rest of the left are cheerfully marching alongside virulently intolerant, pro-Hamas mobs, France is promising to arrest and deport any non-citizens
Dr. Guy David Hatchard hatchardreport.com Guy is an international advocate of food safety and natural medicine. He received his undergraduate degree in Logic and Theoretical Physics from the University of Sussex and his Ph.D. in Psychology from Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield Iowa. He was formerly a senior
One of the clearest results from last Saturday’s referendum in Australia is just how stark is the divide between the elite and the masses. The elites — the wealthiest suburbs of the inner capital cities, and the entire ACT — were the only areas to vote Yes. Everywhere else — everywhere — 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 In April this year, when Kiri Allan was still Minister of Justice, she launched a review of lobbying. Justice officials
This is starting to look delicious. Christopher Luxon has upset the precious little darlings in the media. Their knickers are in a humongous twist. They are immediately realising that their friends are no longer there. They are highly irritated that rather than being able to set and dictate the narrative,
Philip Crump Lawyer and writer Philip Crump explores political, legal and cultural issues facing New Zealand. Sometimes known as Thomas Cranmer. cranmer.substack.com On Saturday New Zealand elected its 42nd Prime Minister, or did it? Only time will tell, but quite possibly the country has, more accurately, appointed a
