A Boring Election? We Can Only Hope
When journalists stop being bored and cynical, it’s time for New Zealanders to watch their backs.
Real Good Oil
In depth political articles for VIP members
Going From Terror to Tyranny
Passing new laws every time a terrorist act occurs does not make us safer: it merely emboldens a different, stronger entity to inflict its own tools of terror – our own government.
Scott Adams and the Mistake of Fear
Fear is like guilt: it is just an emotion. You can, and must, think without fear. If you learn how to do this, I think Scott Adams would, ironically, be proud that his negative example turned out to be helpful in the end.
Things That Won’t Happen in 2026
I will not attempt to tell you what is going to happen, but what will almost definitely not happen.
Just Where Is This ‘Peaceful Majority’?
We’re constantly told that the ‘vast majority’ of Muslims are ‘peaceful’ and ‘moderate’ – if so, they’re being awfully quiet about it.
Nothing Left of the Left
When left and right start behaving in the same way, there’s nothing left of the left.
Reviewing Picks for 2025, Predictions for 2026
For 2025, buoyed by confidence in my abilities as a prognosticator, I decided to go for 15 predictions for the year which should probably result in a metaphorical faceplant. Let’s see how I went.
Digging Into The Deep Lies About Venezuela, Oil And Voyager 1
It’s actually easier to believe that NASA is lying about space than it is to believe we have had perpetual batteries for 49 years (at minimum) and yet we still chose to kill tens of millions of people over oil.
The Books With Balls
To help regular fellas wade through the countless novels of female empowerment and homosexual awakenings, here’s my list of ‘books with balls’.
No Silly Season This Summer
This is not a silly season – it’s a season of long-overdue reckoning.
How To Avoid Politics at Christmas
If faced with a hectoring young zealot, or similar political awkwardness, you may have recourse to the following advice.
National Finishes Year With a Yawn
Willis’ career is approaching election year with a stumble and a yawn. By election day, it may well have died in its sleep.
Some Christmas Questions for the Pollies
At this time of year TV and print journos down tools and, rather than do something useful like giving Willie Jackson a festive season scare by looking into certain allegations, instead think up inane Christmas questions to ask politicians.
Our God, Have You Forsaken Us?
Horrors like the Bondi terror attack are a challenge to the faith of Christians and Jews alike.
