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Thomas Cranmer commonroomnz.com Thomas Cranmer is a lawyer with over 25 years experience in some of the world’s biggest law firms. He divides his time between the UK and NZ. He writes on Substack exploring issues facing NZ under his nom du plume, Cranmer. This article was first
Stuart Smith National MP for Kaikoura The right to freedom of expression is a fundamental human right, and it is crucial for the functioning of a democratic society. It allows individuals to express their opinions and beliefs, even if they are unpopular or controversial. This right is protected by international
Paiten Iselin newsbusters.org Paiten Iselin is a researcher and video creator in the Media Research Center’s Free Speech America division. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Liberty University, earning a B.S. in Strategic Communication: Social Media Management. Prior to that, she was an actress, voice over artist,
Every day, the tranny mob get more and more demented and violent. Drag queens fondling children in public libraries, sex offenders flashing their penises at little girls, and men throwing rages in stores because It’s Ma’am! was just the start. Over the past few weeks, we’ve got
The great P. J. O’Rourke once said, Don’t vote — it only encourages the bastards! It would appear that Cubans have taken this exhortation to heart. Of course, “elections” in Cuba are as much a mockery as they are in any communist regime. Opposition parties are banned even more
Gordon Lightfoot whakatakitimes.nz “Ooh I haven’t read that one” In a symbolic send-off as he leaves his ministerial portfolios for good, Labour MP Stuart Nash was given a hardcover edition of the cabinet manual, personally signed by the Prime Minister. Along with the present he received this
If you wonder why the Liberals in Australia can’t even win against a corrupt authoritarian like “Dictator Dan” Andrews, you only have to look at the quality of their leadership. If Matthew Guy was a shiver in search of a spine, John Pesutto is a cold dribble from a
Olivia Boyd familyfirst.org.nz Olivia Boyd is our teenage guest writer who is very passionate about supporting the pro-life movement and ending human trafficking. Upon completion of her High School education, she intends to study law and psychology. She has an interest in human rights and social psychology,
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
Hipkins certainly looked the part when he was anointed Prime Minister. The years of Ardern’s manipulative public relations slogans and dishonesty were at an end. The electorate was more than ready for a positive change and some real leadership, and Hipkins made all the right noises. Backtracking (or at
Bryce Edwards democracyproject.nz Dr Bryce Edwards is a lecturer in Government and Public Policy at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the director of the Democracy Project. It’s truly astonishing the way that the Government has been able to suppress evidence of business donors gaining special access to
The Government, in redesigning our firearms laws, broke an agreement to create an Independent Firearms Authority, once NZ First was safely removed from Parliament. In its place they created the loftily named Firearms Safety Authority or Te Tari Pureke, which is actually a business unit of the NZ Police, with
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Luis Cornelio newsbusters.org Luis is the MRC Assistant Editor for Business and Free Speech American. He graduated cum laude with a Political Science and a minor from City College of New York. Most recently he served as the English Editor-in-Chief of El American and is an alum
The Western elite are more out of touch with ordinary people than at any time perhaps since the Sun King swanned around Versailles. On few issues, though, are they more out of touch than on immigration. Governments on both sides of parliament, NGOs, universities, big business — all solidly line up
When W. B. Yeats wrote that “the best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity”, he might well have been gazing into a crystal ball to the last few decades of Western politics. The worst, whether the zealots of fundamentalist Islam, transgenderism or climate catastrophism, are
