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Whose Ethics Make It Ethical
For those with control over their own money, my suggestion is to simply invest in businesses that offer the best returns, and ignore those that virtue signal.
Gallant: ‘Hamas No Longer Exists as Organised Military Force’
The release of the footage from the tunnels in Rafah has sharply brought home to both the political leadership and the wider Israeli public the terrible conditions under which the hostages still alive are being held – airless, dark and humid tunnels too low to even stand up in.
Storming the Bastille
Despite the amazing advances of the past 500 years, we will end up back where we started.
NZ Politics Daily: 13 September 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards BUDGET DOCUMENTS DUMP, GOVERNMENT Claire Trevett, Jamie Ensor, Thomas Coughlan, Derek Cheng, Adam Pearse, Julia Gabel, Jenée Tibshraeny (Herald): Budget docs revealed: Warnings cancer promise was under-priced, Treasury wanted even less health funding Stewart Sowman-Lund (Spinoff): Peeking behind the curtain of Budget 2024 Anna
Darleen Tana Is Dismantling the Greens, and It’s Awesome
As predicted Darleen Tana is slowly dismantling the previous impervious aura of The Greens
Face of the Day
Born in Australia, Malcolm moved to New Zealand as a child and attended Wellington College where his classmates nicknamed him “Aussie”. The name stuck with him his whole life.
9/11 Is Not 10/7
All of this, combined, provides the backdrop for the decisions that the Israeli government has made and is now taking regarding the war against Hamas (and Iran via her proxies
NZ Politics Daily: 12 September 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards CROWN-MĀORI RELATIONS Glenn McConnell (Stuff): David Seymour’s Treaty principles released, with major warnings from officials Jo Moir (RNZ): Treaty Principles Bill: Officials advise government against redefining principles Ben Strang (RNZ): 'Extremely conservative' estimate suggests $4m cost to progress Treaty Principles Bill
Good Grief, What on Earth For?
The Government has decided to enter the so-called AI space, but bizarrely chose the name of an existing organisation.
How Christian Are the 400 Church Leaders?
How can Christian church leaders, the ones who preach God’s love to all his children, suggest that some are more equal than others?
Yes, Hitler Was the Bad Guy
Never before in the field of human knowledge has so much been unknown by so many.
Do We Have a Cronyism Problem?
Prime Minister Starmer can claim that his new government is just doing the same as their predecessors, but that doesn’t seem to cut with a very disgruntled public. Prime Minister Luxon should take note.
NZ Politics Daily: 11 September 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards PUBLIC SERVICE Glenn McConnell (Stuff): This Twitter account is a ‘national security’ issue Richard Harman (Politik): Inside the public service (paywalled) Brent Edwards (NBR): The case for making structural change to the Public Service (paywalled) Tony Burton (NZ Initiative): Demystifying the State Jem Traylen