The BSA Is Coming For You
The BSA’s reasoning, such as it is, takes a very broad definition of ‘broadcasting’. So broad in fact it could be used to restrict what New Zealanders say in many commonplace situations…
Real Good Oil
In depth political articles for VIP members
The Winds of Change Are Stirring on the Centre-Right
A renaissance for One Nation and a shift of the Overton window.
The BSA’s Power Grab Attempt
The impresarios of moral outrage are poised to deliver the internet into the hands of the Broadcasting Standards Authority.
What a Nightmare in Victoria
Given the choice between the mad cow throwing around my money and the opposition leader promising you’ll be searched for walking down the street, I’ll probably vote Libertarian.
How to Keep Your Tinfoil Hat Polished and Your Brain Sharp
The next time you hear about a conspiracy, ask if the source has the right access, if the story is predictive and where the natural constraints might be. This approach should help you filter between real conspiracies and normal policies.
The Diary of Chloe Swarbrick
Returned to parliament still in the grips of PGCD. Everything seemed to remind me of it. The huge Palestinian flag on the wall in my office. The ‘From the River to the Sea’ I’d scratched into the wall of the ladies’ loos.
Reflections on War and Peace in Gaza
Who knows where Gaza will go – but Israel isn’t going anywhere.
Aww Playtime Is Over Now
Peace in Gaza is at hand – to the utter bewilderment of the radical left.
We Should Not Risk Our Protest Rights
I think the best response to activists that publish private addresses for this purpose is to publicise that person and their actions and publicly shame them. We don’t need another bloody law!
The Diary of Tākuta Ferris
An elderly Pākehā man with a walker had the temerity to ask, “Is there a post office near here?” as if a proud Māori man such as myself only exists to give him street directions! This is the kind of micro-aggression us Māori have to put up with on a daily basis.
Can’t Think, Can’t Read, Flies Into Rages
This is the deliberate and intended outcome of ‘modun edyucayshun’.
Ladies to the Left, Gentlemen the Right
What’s driving the widening gender-gap between Labour and National, ACT and the Greens?
Can Milei Win Argentina Midterms?
The prospects for La Libertad Avanza growing its representation in both houses is promising and this will ensure he can accelerate his libertarian reform programme over the next two years.
You Are Fighting ‘Woke’ While the 2008 Bankers Laugh
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is doing everything possible to stabilise New Zealand’s economy. But I don’t think he realises that the post-2008 global economy is completely fake.
A War of Visions, Prophecies and Charms
The spiritual and supernatural dimensions of WWI are rarely acknowledged.
There Is Now No Debate
How strange and tragic that ordinary trade unionists are no longer trusted to decide what they believe in.