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The difference between “freedom to” and “freedom from” may seem trivial and academic. To use its technical term, “Positive Freedom” (freedom to) may sound benign, compared to “Negative Freedom” (freedom from). In fact, the difference is critical, and it’s regimes which promulgate “Positive Freedom” which have been more responsible
Jonathan Miltimore fee.org Jonathan Miltimore is the Managing Editor of FEE.org. His writing/reporting has been the subject of articles in TIME magazine, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, Forbes, Fox News, and the Star Tribune. Bylines: Newsweek, The Washington Times, MSN.com, The Washington Examiner, The Daily Caller,
Hannah Cox fee.org Hannah Cox is the Content Manager and Brand Ambassador for the Foundation for Economic Education. A Wisconsin jury on Friday reached a verdict in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, finding the teen not guilty on all counts, including homicide charges. America loves nothing more than a
[Redacted] downloaded his/her Covid vaccine certificate and discovered that the usual Government logo “New Zealand Government” has become “Te Kawanatanga o Aotearoa New Zealand Government”. Under the cover of Covid, the Government is steadily moving forward with their radical, cultural revolution. If you enjoyed this please share it so
David Seymour ACT Leader While people ask whether the Government will ‘let’ Auckland go to Alert Level 3 Step 3, a better approach is to cast off the Stockholm Syndrome and ask why hairdressers and hospitality should stay shut. The restrictions are not there to help social cohesion. People follow
Darroch Ball Leader of Sensible Sentencing Trust. There is a bit of an inside joke doing the rounds in some circles about the reporting of gun crimes in the media. Most of the articles that have involved a firearm incident say that it is ‘gang linked’ – the joke being that
In June of this year, government debt had ballooned to $102 billion, from $58 billion in 2019. Yes, there has been a pandemic, and the cost of wage subsidies, business support, medical equipment and setting up testing stations and MIQ has been considerable, but this was a huge jump by
Mike Shaw NZTSOS Inc. “This heartless Government may not be interested in why thousands of educators across the country are laying down their careers after decades in education, but we sure do” said Mike Shaw Spokesperson for NZTSOS Inc. NZTSOS Inc. says the results from its Educational Mandate Snapshot Survey
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com Dr Muriel Newman established the New Zealand Centre for Political Research as a public policy think tank in 2005 after nine years as a Member of Parliament. A former Chamber of Commerce President, her background is in business and education. Last week, the Herald reported
Jacinda Ardern arrogantly and rudely exclaimed about President Trump, “no one marched when I was elected.” It may have been true back then but it’s certainly not true now. And the protests are getting bigger and more widespread. New Zealand doesn’t love her anymore. No matter how hard
Vera Stanton I’m an ex-pat Kiwi currently living in Hong Kong where I have been for more than a decade. I’m writing about what I see as the complete politicisation of the Covid response, to the point where it threatens the existence of Hong Kong as I
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The next time you hear a politician use the word ‘billion’ in a casual manner, understand and conceptualise the amount. Consider a billion is 1,000 million and whether you want the politicians spending YOUR tax money, especially while they are having the time of their lives doing so. “Budgeting
