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As the opinion polls show Labour continuing to languish in the mid 20s, around 15 per cent behind the National party, we need to cast a glance at our old friend Machiavelli to understand why. Just as you ignore Adam Smith’s laws of economics at your peril (like Britain
Alwyn Poole Alwyn Poole founded and was the head of Mt Hobson Middle School in Auckland for 18 years. MH Academy is now an in person private school for Year 11-13. There is now a nationwide online provision called Mt Hobson Academy Connected for Years 1-13. alwynpoole.substack.
Shane Te Pou has an article in the NZ Herald questioning whether we can have politics without division. He suggests we can all learn how to do politics from Maori. Naturally, he begins his article by attacking those who oppose the Labour Party. So much politics seems to be about
Yesterday the Green Party released its main policies, including income, housing and climate change. Its income and tax plans include: * $385 a week guaranteed for students and anyone looking for work, with an extra $135 each week if you are caring for kids at home on your own. * Top-ups
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
Mel Marquis Mel is an internationally recognised scholar in the field of competition law and policy. Prior to joining Monash he taught law for 10 years at universities in Italy. He has lectured and taught law courses in many countries, including Europe and Asia. Neerav Srivastava Neerav’s thesis investigates
Jeremy Powell Jeremy Powell is a blogger on Substack. His X (formerly Twitter) handle is @jpowell145. mises.org It was a laughable moment when President Joe Biden said at a press conference during his visit to Hanoi that the United States wasn’t seeking to contain China. Despite efforts by
dailytelegraph.co.nz “ACT WILL TAKE THE POLITICS OUT OF THE ROYAL COMMISSION INTO THE GOVERNMENT’S COVID-19 RESPONSE BY ALLOWING ALL NEW ZEALANDERS TO HAVE THEIR SAY ON WHAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED THROUGH A NEW CROWDSOURCED TERMS OF REFERENCE,” SAYS ACT LEADER DAVID SEYMOUR. “There is always a
Harry Palmer The metaphorical walls of the Catholic Church have fallen after the debacle of Vatican II in the 1960s. Perverts and shysters now overrun its ruins and the Pope kicked the last few true believers in the cojones when he finally and ruthlessly banned the Latin Mass. Does Pope
Don Brash Don Brash was Reserve Bank Governor from 1988 to 2002, and National Party Leader from 2003 to 2006 bassettbrashandhide.com I don’t suppose anybody will be terribly surprised when I say that my party vote will be going to ACT on 14 October. I was a proud
In the leaders’ debate there was a single question on foreign policy – about AUKUS. I am a US citizen and one of the true oddities of being an American abroad is the astonishing similarities to being a ‘made man’ in cosa nostra. Let me explain. In 1986 the US Congress
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Yesterday, Labour released its “Rainbow manifesto”. Labour would work to improve Rainbow health and ensure the health care system meets the needs of trans, intersex, and gender-diverse people. Specific promises include: […] Schools would be encouraged to adopt the Ministry of Education’s sexuality education guidelines while teachers would be
There’s an old truism that’s as applicable to politics as it is to nature. Both are, after all, red in tooth and claw. That truism is that predators sense and target weakness. Why else do you think Vladimir Putin has only launched invasions when a Democrat is in
Is there a more odious, pathetic, political buzz-word than “dog-whistling”? Because, here’s the funny thing about a dog whistle: only dogs can hear them. So, if you’re a journalist or politician screeching that your opponent is “dog-whistling”, you’re admitting that you are a dog.
Rich people don’t grasp that they have a warped perspective on the world. Which is why, for instance, climate activists (who skew very heavily to the rich end of town — just look at the Teals, or the blazer-wearing private school luvvies “striking for climate”) just don’t get
