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It’s an article of faith among the left that the West, especially the United States, is “institutionally racist”. This is almost a complete lie, of course: name one law or official policy that is actively racist. High rates of black incarceration don’t count: the laws are the same
If you think “Aotearoa” is fast descending into a hell-hole of juvenile crime… well, you’re not wrong. I’m not talking about the infantile antics of the gang of criminals infesting the Beehive, of course. As you all know, Auckland especially has been subject to a veritable reign
Joseph Vazquez newsbusters.org Nothing celebrates “excellence in the recording arts and sciences” like holding a black sabbath ritual in a sex dungeon, and the 65th Annual Grammy Awards did the hell out of it. Bullwhips, cages, transgenders and Satan worship, featuring the “physically grotesque,” nipple-pasties enthusiast Sam Smith
Renata Kiss newsbusters.org “Arguably, it’s as big a scandal as Watergate.” That’s how Joe Rogan described the liberal media’s deafening silence on the bombshell Twitter Files stories. Podcast host Joe Rogan called the legacy media’s silence on the Twitter Files (37:44) “fucking wild” on
New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science nzdsos.com As we settle into a new year and new leader, we optimistically look with hope to the horizon of better times ahead, yet already we are once again facing the stronghold of censorship in our lives, as the grip tightens on
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com If Waitangi Day truly carried the significance for New Zealanders as the media presents it, instead of its reality, namely another paid holiday off work, then it would manifest itself accordingly with celebrations across the land. It does not. Instead a bunch of victims who
On Tuesday David Seymour kicked the year off for the ACT party. They were kind enough to email a copy of his speech to me in the weekly Free Press and it is breathtaking in its disconnect. Much of the speech is the usual fare – Labour is bad, National hasn’
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. In recent decades the Labour Party has lost its traditional connection with working-class voters, becoming more of a middle-class party of liberalism. This
Don Brash bassettbrashandhide.com It’s impossible to avoid the conclusion that New Zealand is rapidly approaching a crisis point. There are now two fundamentally different views of our future and there is no way to reconcile them. On the one hand, we have the view implicit in the Government’
Isn’t it funny that when the politicians take an extended Christmas break and aren’t shoving their faces into our lives, their poll ratings go up? The latest Roy Morgan poll confirms a post Christmas and post-Ardern bounce for Labour. The questions will be whether the bounce can
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* GONE: Merger of RNZ/TVNZ – RNZ, NZ on Air to get more funding instead. * GONE BUT MIGHT BE BACK POST 2023: Social insurance scheme. Off the table until economy improves. * GONE: Biofuels mandate. * HALTED, MORE WORK: Hate speech legislation. Will be withdrawn and considered by Law Commission.NZ Herald via
Donald Rothwell Professor of International Law Australian National University Was the balloon that suddenly appeared over the US last week undertaking surveillance? Or was it engaging in research, as China has claimed? While the answers to these questions may not be immediately known, one thing is clear: the incursion of
Tierin-Rose Mandelburg newsbusters.org The Daily Signal noticed that AP changed its rulebook to get rid of the phrase “Crisis Pregnancy Centers” and instead use “Anti-Abortion Clinics.” Here’s what AP said in its guide update: If using the term anti-abortion center, explain later that these often
Michelle Grattan Professorial Fellow University of Canberra Alcohol bans will be reimposed in Northern Territory communities, in a victory for Anthony Albanese over a reluctant territory government. The federal government will also provide $250 million in extra funding for a range of initiatives in employment, health and other areas. The
