Get Back In Your Box
Public health commentators are all upset at being told to get back in their box by new Health Minister Simeon Brown.
Politics
Everything about politics
A Good Solution to the School Lunches Kerfuffle
Richard Prebble has a decent solution, but will David Seymour listen?
Face of the Day
When Modi comes to NZ, will he wear a grass skirt and use a Sharpie to put a moko on his face?
Bring back the hard stick
More and more I’m gravitating to the view that perhaps those countries that use the rattan cane as a form of punishment might well be on the right track.
You Stepped on a Landmine and Now You Are Whining About It
The school lunches debacle was a landmine left by the teacher unions and Labour and David Seymour decided to play hopscotch in the minefield.
The ‘Stab in the Back’ Myth
This narrative of Jewish betrayal, based on centuries-old religious prejudices, was heightened in the Nazi era and was fused with political and racial ideology. Christian leaders, both Catholic and Protestant, did not just passively accept this new antisemitism – they supported it.
The Violence of Te Pāti Māori
Another violent episode and the silence of the lambs to challenge it.