Now the War Against Hate
State coercion never resolves the problems it sets out to address but only gives rise to new and worse problems.
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You Should Know Thy Enemy
Politicians turn to the bureaucrats, who face no public accountability and often spend decades in their cushy jobs, who spoon feed them their agenda.
AG Damns the Govt’s Charity Funding Processes
The unfortunate lesson for the charity sector therefore seems to be that it’s not what you do, it’s who you know.
NZ Politics Daily: 15 October 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards GOVERNMENT, PARLIAMENT Richard Shaw (The Conversation): Election anniversary: a year into 3-party coalition government, can the centre hold? Simon Wilson (Herald): Mood of the Boardroom: The surprising things business leaders say and don’t say (paywalled) Chris Trotter (Interest): No enemies to the Left
Should the Govt Restrict Online Speech?
There’s no doubt that certain kinds of online conduct are reprehensible. But that doesn’t mean we should disregard the First Amendment.
More Than Half of Peer Reviewers Have Financial Conflicts
Although the research focused on four high-impact journals and US-based physicians, the findings suggest that financial ties between peer reviewers and industry could be a common issue in medical publishing worldwide.
What About Accountability and Transparency?
Clearly, it’s time for reform in this area. But it won’t happen without public pressure on the politicians.
NZ Politics Daily: 14 October 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards FAST TRACK Danyl McLauchlan (Listener): Why the govt's fast-track bill could turn into its own Three Waters debacle (paywalled) Jo Moir (RNZ): Revealed: All the 300 Fast-Track projects and ministers' conflicts of interest Thomas Manch (Post): Ten controversial projects on the
Goodness, Who Would’ve Thought?
Latest gun crime statistics show, unsurprisingly, that criminals are committing gun crime and not licensed firearms owners.
They Want to Control the Past to Control Your Children
The war on history is a war on the West.
Latest Poll Should Give Luxon Kittens.
The latest Taxpayers’ Union/Curia poll shows a stark contrast to the Roy Morgan Poll. Christopher Luxon should be nervous.
NZ Politics Daily: 11 October 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards GOVERNMENT, PARLIAMENT Peter Dunne (Newsroom): Why Luxon won’t outstay his welcome Matthew Hooton (Herald): NZ First celebrates strongest position this century (paywalled) Bryce Edwards (Democracy Project): MPs lack accountability and transparency for their taxpayer expenses ODT Editorial: Love is blind (paywalled) Audrey Young