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Angela Brazier, the new CEO of the Firearms Safety Authority, has a background in Human Resources. Quite how she managed to rise to the top of a Firearms Authority is beyond my or indeed anyone else’s comprehension. Perhaps she was just a diversity hire. At the new gun registry
David Thunder David Thunder is a researcher and lecturer at the University of Navarra’s Institute for Culture and Society in Pamplona, Spain, and a recipient of the prestigious Ramón y Cajal research grant (2017-2021, extended through 2023), awarded by the Spanish government to support outstanding research activities. brownstone.
Dave Albin Dave Albin conducts process development research and provides technical support for a food equipment manufacturer in Iowa. mises.org The carbon capture pipeline is the result of the latest gift to rent-seeking “titans of industry” and, interestingly, may be used on some existing projects that came to
Lipton Matthews Lipton Matthews is a researcher, business analyst, and contributor to Merion West, The Federalist, American Thinker, Intellectual Takeout, mises.org and Imaginative Conservative. mises.org The scourge of poverty wounding citizens in the developing world has provoked much discussion in affluent countries. Quite unreasonably, rich countries have been
John G Malcolm John G Malcolm is the vice president of the Institute for Constitutional Government and director of the Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at The Heritage Foundation . http://www.heritage.org/ overseeing The Heritage Foundation’s work to increase understanding of the Constitution and
The election looms and the polls seem to suggest that Labour and its groupie parties will be able to do the impossible in the face of the indefensible and somehow ride to glory on the coat-tails of the idiocy, dishonesty, lies, ignorance and incompetence of its ministers. Is there
Archaeological evidence suggests that tobacco was discovered in the Americas and was being cultivated and used by the indigenous culture as early as 5000 BC. It was introduced to Europe in the 16th century and became popular as smoking was often associated with a certain level of status or sophistication.
In the past week I have discussed how many small parties appear to offer little other than the very addictive but ultimately futile “hopium”. Hopium is that “metaphorical substance that causes people to believe in a false hope”. It is often paired with copium. As opposed to copium, which represents
Yesterday, the National Party held its annual conference. […] Luxon took aim at Labour’s handling of the economy, claiming the “taxing, borrowing, wasteful spending” had driven the current cost of living crisis. He warned of the “coalition of chaos” – a term dubbed by National for the potential Labour, Green and
Jon Miltimore Jonathan Miltimore is the Managing Editor of FEE.org. His writing/reporting has been the subject of articles in TIME magazine, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, Forbes, Fox News and the Star Tribune. aier.org In 2022 Norway’s third richest man, Kjell Inge Røkke, announced in an
Don Brash Don Brash was Reserve Bank Governor from 1988 to 2002, and National Party Leader from 2003 to 2006 bassettbrashandhide.com I have subscribed to the National Business Review for many years and try to read their daily emails most days. Sometimes they have had some good articles, and
Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon is finally gone, having resigned before Associate Justice Minister Deborah Russell could sack him. Foon was a shocking appointment by Andrew Little who failed to do his homework re his background, particularly his exploitation of idiotic mainly Maori women with his
Caption this. Below are a couple of examples to help get you started. Stuff’s photo caption is: Prime Minister Chris Hipkins helps cut the ribbon at the new Puhoi to Warkworth Motorway.
he fundamental human right of freedom of speech is being threatened in New Zealand, and, if we fail to resist, we risk losing it entirely. The recent shutdown of Posie Parker’s Let Women Speak tour by protestors serves as a clear illustration of this danger. Another instance is Julian
Nicholas Khoo Nicholas Khoo (PhD, MPhil, Political Science, Columbia University; MA, International Relations, Johns Hopkins University; BA, Economics, University of California, Irvine) is Associate Professor in the Politics Programme, School of Social Sciences, University of Otago in New Zealand. University of Otago theconversation.com It’s not every day that
Wera Sager When I studied German at Otago University, I was straight out of school with little life experience. It’s been said that children in a classroom may not remember much about their lessons, but they do remember how they felt. I clearly remember the warmth, tone, and cadence
