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Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com At his first press conference after being elected unopposed as Labour’s new leader, Chris Hipkins was caught out by a journalist for being unable to explain the three articles of the Treaty of Waitangi. In this, he was following in the footsteps of his
This Government emptied the prisons, removed three strikes legislation, and ordered the Police to take a softer approach to dealing with criminals by implementing what is essentially a catch-and-release programme. The result of all that is an out-of-control crime problem that is widespread, but particularly hard-
Anne M. Cronin Professor of Cultural Sociology Lancaster University More than 100 years ago, sociologist Georg Simmel wrote that secrecy is a core part of all human relationships. The ratio of secrecy to openness in a society, he argued, can tell us much about that society. I explore this in
As Mark Steyn famously wrote, “Muslims Fear Backlash from Tomorrow’s Terror Attack”. If there’s one thing that’s more predictable than some beardy-weirdy jihadi going all Allahu Ackbar! in the streets of London, Paris or Melbourne, it’s that their co-religionists and their cheer squads on
Renata Kiss newsbusters.org Congressman Jim Jordan (R-OH) said the quiet part out loud at Wednesday’s House Oversight Committee hearing on The Twitter Files. The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability held its first Twitter Files hearing Wednesday morning. The hearing featured testimony from former Twitter Head of
Thomas Harrington brownstone.org Thomas Harrington, Senior Brownstone Scholar and 2023 Brownstone Fellow, is Professor Emeritus of Hispanic Studies at Trinity College in Hartford, CT, where he taught for 24 years. His research is on Iberian movements of national identity and contemporary Catalan culture. His essays are published at Words
Jess Gill fee.org Jess Gill is a fellow with FEE’s Henry Hazlitt Project for Educational Journalism. A resident of Manchester in the United Kingdom, she is the host and director of Reasoned UK where she makes daily videos on British politics from a libertarian perspective. She is also
Bryce Edwards democracyproject.nz Dr Bryce Edwards is Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the director of the Democracy Project. Prime Minister Chris Hipkins’ policy bonfire yesterday is exactly what the Labour Government needed to do. It sends the most powerful signal yet that with
Mark Freeman A woman injured by the Covid-19 vaccine was shocked at her treatment from her then-employer and the medical system but has found her experience to be a great opportunity to engage other people in conversation about the jab. Lisa* (not her real name) was working on
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,
Jim Cable In the process of perusing and deleting some old files, I came across this letter I’d written to John Key back in 2012. I’d forgotten all about it – along with whether or not he ever replied. However to me, the essential point it reveals is that
Richard Prebble bassettbrashandhide.com The Honourable Richard Prebble CBE is a former member of the New Zealand Parliament. Initially a member of the Labour Party, he joined the newly formed ACT New Zealand party under Roger Douglas in 1996, becoming its leader from 1996 to 2004. “Is he a racist
So, Chris Hipkins has performed a reverse ferret of sorts on some key policies. But there hasn’t been any indication of any willingness to abandon other important policies, yet. But are the reversals really reversals, or have they just parked the policies hoping for a win in October and
Neville Dodd President Sporting Shooters Association of New Zealand Inc At a time when Government is trimming its policies to better manage the cost of living crisis, is it not also sensible to scrap the firearm register, that will cost $ 1 Million per week to administer, and serve no useful
Robin Gauld Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Dean University of Otago As New Zealand’s COVID cases rose in 2021, we were warned the virus would put significant pressure on our health system. But, in reality, New Zealand’s medical system has been struggling for a long time. Over and over
