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Geoffrey Miller Victoria University of Wellington democracyproject.nz Geoffrey Miller is the Democracy Project’s geopolitical analyst and writes on current New Zealand foreign policy and related geopolitical issues. He has lived in Germany and the Middle East and is a learner of Arabic and Russian. He is currently working
Bob McCoskrie bobmccoskrie.com It’s General Election time – and because we operate under an MMP mixed-member proportional voting system, the concept of the “wasted vote” always comes up in discussion. Generally, the statement is thrown around, something along the lines of, “If your vote is wasted, it goes
Labour’s campaign chairperson, Megan Woods, says they can turn the polls around in time for the election. Apparently she is satisfied with how they are going, despite seven polls in ten days telling these dolts that the game is up. Labour’s campaign chairperson said the party can turn
Kelli Ballard National Correspondent at LibertyNation.com. Kelli Ballard is an author, editor, and publisher. Her writing interests span many genres including a former crime/government reporter, fiction novelist, and playwright. Originally a Central California girl, Kelli now resides in the Seattle area. libertynation.com The Biden administration brags that
Ryan Turnipseed Ryan Turnipseed is an undergraduate in economics and entrepreneurship at Oklahoma State University. There, he is the secretary and lecture chair for the Free Enterprise Society. mises.org On August 9, the Federal Bureau of Investigation killed Craig Robertson, a 74-year-old Utah man, during a raid
Max Abrahms ronpaulinstitute.org What happened to Elon Musk this past week showcases how completely unhinged and dangerous US policy to Ukraine has become. The condemnation began when the Washington Post published excerpts from a new biography on Musk revealing that he turned down a Ukrainian request to help launch
dailytelegraph.co.nz Quick-thinking private security personnel have detained an armed man at an event attended by US Presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jnr. The offender was later arrested by police. Kennedy shared information about the unnerving incident on social media, which took place at an Hispanic heritage event
The good(?) ship Labour is heading for the rocks. There’s a tidal wave approaching and it is expected to hit on October 14. This is currently the big story for journalists and they are painfully aware of it. No matter how much bias they cook up, no matter how
David Seymour ACT Party Leader New Zealand is at a constitutional crossroad. In one direction is liberal democracy. In the other is co-government; power-sharing between one ethnic group and all others. ACT will end co-government and restore universal human rights in New Zealand. The current government is
Freedoms NZ Team The ACT Party’s launch was shaping up to be rather uneventful, but it took an exciting turn when Freedoms NZ joined the party! Over the past week, the ACT team had been brimming with confidence, expecting their latest event to be their most significant to date.
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 On the surface the New Zealand Superannuation Fund, the so-called Cullen Fund, which is now 20 years old, has
Arthur We here at The BFD now have it confirmed by PREFU that Labour has been spending money we don’t have like a spoiled teenager from a rich family with a limitless credit card. This has ruined the country’s finances and brought us to Third World status, one
Michael Bassett Political historian Michael Bassett CNZM is the author of 15 books, was a regular columnist for the Fairfax newspapers and a former minister in the 1984-1990 governments. bassettbrashandhide.com If Labour ministers and our left-leaning media knew more about New Zealand’s political history they would
The Labour Party are finding out a terrible truth right now: that no one cares what they or their lickspittles in the media have to say anymore. Voters simply do not believe a word they say and have literally switched off. The media are making fools of themselves too, constantly
