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20yrs On: What Is the Truth about the Media and the Iraq War?

Rich Noyes Senior Editor newsbusters.org Rich Noyes was Research Director at the Media Research Center from 2003 to 2021. Previously, he directed the MRC’s Free Market Project (1999 to 2003) and served as Director of Media Analysis for the MRC (2001 to 2003). From 1987 to 1999, he

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It Was the Start of Push-Button Tyranny

Jordan Schachtel brownstone.org Jordan Schachtel is an independent investigative journalist. This week marks the three-year anniversary of the infamous “15 Days To Slow The Spread” campaign. By March 16, yours truly was already pretty fed up with both the governmental and societal “response” to what was being baselessly

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Will Orwell Doc Miss the Point?

Will Orwell Doc Miss the Point?

Christian Toto NAD Analyst newsbusters.org There’s never been a better time for a refresher course on George Orwell’s 1984. That’s bad news, of course. The text describes a dystopian realm where the past is rewritten and personal freedoms don’t exist. The 1984 British film adaptation

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Are You Just Plain Stupid, Welly?

Arthur OK, do I have your attention now? Also, apologies for the clickbait headline (not really). As a born and bred Wellingtonian, I have come to this conclusion after enduring over a decade of destructive left-leaning councillors and mayors that have undertaken every wet, woke cause and social-engineering

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The Mess, and the Task Ahead
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The Mess, and the Task Ahead

Bryce Wilkinson Bryce Wilkinson is a senior fellow at The New Zealand Initiative. His report, “Made by Government: New Zealand’s Monetary Mess”, can be accessed here. Inflation is a problem for the first time in 30 years. Property prices have whiplashed. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) has

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Can We Drive a War on Woke?
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Can We Drive a War on Woke?

Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com New Zealand is now well and truly in the grip of ‘woke’ madness. And it’s destroying the unity of our nation. What is “woke”? With origins in cultural Marxism, the general view is that it’s a movement that seeks social and political redress

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For Whom the Bell Tolls, Quietly
NZ

For Whom the Bell Tolls, Quietly

There isn’t yet an active move against Christopher Luxon, but there are murmurings, and where there are murmurings, there are people starting to count heads. Shane Te Pou, back from a sojourn writing his political prognostications has written about the malaise that has beset the Luxon leadership. One thing’

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Demarcations of the Day
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Demarcations of the Day

With six months to go this year’s election is heating up with potential coalition parties already claiming what they will and won’t accept. Of course, those claims might all be thrown out the minute a chance to be in power presents itself for real. Yesterday, the Greens held

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Psyops Are Not New

Psyops Are Not New

Alan Lash brownstone.org Alan Lash is a software developer from Northern California, with a Masters degree in Physics and a PhD in Mathematics. Since the international insanity began three years ago in the spring of 2020, several compelling theories have emerged regarding those who have used this time to

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Are You Ready for What’s Next?

Gary Moller garymoller.com (Updated 18th March 2023) A friend wrote: “It’s getting really interesting now, Gary. The truth is coming out. But this is just the beginning. This is a long-awaited video, and the lid s about to get blown off! “This part of the story needs

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The Drone Incident Highlights Loose Rules

Alexander Gillespie Professor of Law University of Waikato The extraordinary footage of a Russian jet intercepting a US drone over the Black Sea earlier this week demonstrates just how potentially disastrous such encounters outside actual war zones can be. Released by the Pentagon, the drone’s own video captures the

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We Must Continue to Speak Up
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We Must Continue to Speak Up

Bob McCoskrie CEO / Founder – Family First NZ familyfirst.org.nz Here is Bob McCoskrie’s speech at the Call for Justice Vigil, held on the steps of Parliament on 15th Mar 2023. On the 23rd March 2020, Jacinda Ardern made a speech that the whole nation stopped to listen to.

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NZ

We Need a Drydock, Now

Stuart Smith National MP Kaikoura The condition of our infrastructure has reached a critical point where it is significantly affecting our economy – particularly evident with ferry services in the Cook Strait. Prior to 2002, Interislander was the only road, rail and passenger option on the Cook Strait. The introduction of

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The Importance of Balancing Hate Speech Laws

The Importance of Balancing Hate Speech Laws

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

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Opinion of the Day
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Opinion of the Day

Bruce Cotterill has written an opinion piece for the NZH. Of course they stuck it in the Business section and paywalled it. The unemployed might read the Herald online but how many subscribe or buy a paper? The fact that teachers are unhappy with their lot at a time when

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