Politics
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Trump, Surfing the Red Wave
What a magnificent bastard! The United States are lucky to have him.
NZ Politics Daily: 14 November 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards ABUSE IN CARE, BOOT CAMPS Aaron Smale (Newsroom): An apology both sincere and hollow Bryce Edwards (Democracy Project): Holding state agencies to account for Abuse in care RNZ: Government will not say if gang members to be excluded from abuse in care compensation Tim
The Ministry of Health Seems to Want People to Keep Smoking
The Ministry of Health continues with their agenda while a hapless minister looks like she isn’t in control of her ministry.
Face of the Day
“Together, these two wonderful Americans will pave the way for my Administration to dismantle Government Bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure Federal Agencies” – Trump
NZ Politics Daily: 13 November 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards ABUSE IN CARE Fox Meyer (Newsroom): A day when sorry seemed to be the easiest word Gordon Campbell (Scoop): On The Crown’s Sorry Excuse For An Apology Tim Murphy (Newsroom): The politics of saying sorry Jennifer Montgomery (The Conversation): Despite the national apology,
Sucking Up to People Who Will Never Vote for You
Christopher Luxon has lost his political compass and now he is all at sea busily sucking up to people who will never vote for him.
The Lingering Grip on Soul and Society
Communism and its authoritarian siblings linger, subtly twisting our souls and our societies, and misshaping our world today in ways both subtle and profound.
Was John Locke a Proto-Libertarian?
We will never know whether Locke would have embraced the label ‘libertarian’ were he alive today, but he did recognise the essential pre-political human rights to freedom and property.
Lessons We Need to Learn
No, these people are not going to learn anything. They don’t want to learn anything except that they were right.
Why Legacy Media Is Becoming Obsolete
The resounding defeat points to a watershed moment in news and information consumption, particularly in the realm of important geopolitical and social events.
NZ Politics Daily: 12 November 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards ABUSE IN CARE Steve Goodlass (Spinoff): For abuse in care survivors, an apology without action means nothing Stephen Winter (Newsroom): Apology will be hollow without meaningful legal and system changes Laura Walters (Newsroom): The big apology is here, including one from the Solicitor-General Bridie
Ayesha Verrall Cops Another One in the Chook
Perhaps the Auditor-General should look at the wonky advice manufactured to push an agenda from the Ministry of Health instead, after declining to investigate the Government’s decision to cut excise tax on heated tobacco products.