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It’s that time of year again. The sun is shining – when it’s not raining – and you are on holiday. And your favourite independent journalistic outlet is hassling you to donate money or become a member. Hey, it’s tradition. But as we at The BFD ask you, our
Isn’t it ironic, this whole egg debacle? It’s ironic in two ways: the first in respect of unintended consequences. There are limits to the effectiveness of forcing behaviours. Intimidated by shouty people with slogans our politicians caved to the lefty social-medials and determined that battery hens were
Patrick Carroll fee.org Patrick Carroll has a degree in chemical engineering from the University of Waterloo and is an editorial fellow at the Foundation for Economic Education. On January 3, Jordan Peterson used his recently-reinstated Twitter account to alert the world of a new development in his seemingly
Joseph Vazquez newsbusters.org Joseph is the MRC associate editor for Business & Free Speech America. He graduated summa cum laude with a BA in political science from The George Washington University in 2018. His work has been featured on Drudge Report, Fox News, Fox Business, Breitbart, Life News, The
John Whitehead Nisha Whitehead Constitutional attorney and author John W Whitehead is founder and president of The Rutherford Institute. His most recent books are the best-selling Battlefield America: The War on the American People, the award-winning A Government of Wolves: The Emerging American Police State, and a debut
Voices for Freedom voicesforfreedom.co.nz Hot on the heels of a wee video featuring VFF’s Tane Webster encouraging people to – shock horror! – get involved in their local communities, a couple of Stuff reporters got in touch with their long lists of questions. They wanted to know the reasons
Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com Lindsay Mitchell has been researching and commenting on welfare since 2001. Many of her articles have been published in mainstream media and she has appeared on radio, TV and before select committees discussing issues relating to welfare. Lindsay is also an artist who works under
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. The Green Party has a habit of sabotaging their election-year campaigns, risking electoral oblivion. Could the same thing happen in 2023? The last two
I originally wrote this article more than a year ago. Over the break, while reviewing the site performance, it stood out as one of the most popular articles I’ve ever written. So, I thought I’d review it and see if there was anything that I needed to add.
Jim Cable Adrian Rurawhe’s summer reading list perfect for political nerds Does your break involve reading or watching or anything? ‘‘Yes, I’ve got three books waiting. The first is Kawai by Monty Soutar, he’s a historian, Maori professor. He wrote Nga Tama Toa, about Maori in the
Simon Black sovereignman.com Simon Black, as James Hickman is more commonly known, is the founder of Sovereign Research. He is an international investor, entrepreneur and a free man. His daily e-letter, Sovereign Letters, draws on his life, business and travel experiences to help readers gain more freedom, more
BFD political cartoonists SonovaMin and BoomSlang pack an awful lot into a single image. I hope you enjoy today’s roundup of two cartoons from 2022. All we want for 2023 dear readers is to share our content with more and more readers. Please share these cartoons widely
The BFD’s fifth most popular article of 2022 was Media Council Busts Stuff, Wiles for Lying by Cam Slater. So far this article has been read 19,200 times. You can read it here. If you enjoyed this article please share it using the share buttons at the top
BFD political cartoonists SonovaMin and BoomSlang pack an awful lot into a single image. I hope you enjoy today’s roundup of two cartoons from 2022. All we want for 2023 dear readers is to share our content with more and more readers. Please share these cartoons widely
The BFD’s fourth most popular article of 2022 was BREAKING – Police and Armed Forces Mandate ILLEGAL by Cam Slater. So far this article has been read 20,778 times. You can read it here. If you enjoyed this article please share it using the share buttons at the top
