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Luxon and Hipkins Just Don’t Compare
To highlight the gulf between then and now, I’ve revisited some key political decisions and indulged in a little alternative history. How would the likes of Luxon and Hipkins have fared?
The Idea of Breeding Socialist Supermen
As early adopters of eugenics, socialists were impatient to get their hands dirty.
Alcohol Reforms Pass, but More Coming
Licence holders have been held hostage by miserable anti-alcohol activists who can object to any licence application in the country, whether they are actually impacted or not.
This Is Still Woodrow Wilson’s World – You Are Living in It
If everyone thinks the same, peace will be achieved. Since the 1890s, the world has been slowly transformed into Washington’s own image in its pursuit of world peace.
How to Survive the Fuel Crisis
Adult roly-pollies should be approached with caution, particularly amongst the morbidly obese. These muthas can pick up quite a speed and may only be able to be stopped by coastal cliffs or large bodies of water.
Something Unexpected and Wonderful Just Happened
X briefly lights up a darkening world with a trans-Pacific mutual love-in.
Greedy? Of Course I Am
The insatiable greed of the left is fed by parasitism, sucking their ‘fair share’ out of those who earn it to give to those who don’t.
Thank God Our Leaders Are All Frightened Liars
No human possesses the kind of power necessary to fully and finally overcome the specific fear that they are being watched, somehow. Or is that just another story we tell ourselves as an excuse not to be consistent with our beliefs?
This Is Not a ‘Blip’, It’s a Seismic Shift
One Nation is breaking the post-war establishment – good.
Breaking up Is Hard To Do
Divorcing Labour from neoliberalism, the Treaty and identity politics will not be easy.
One Nation’s First Test
Ordinarily nobody would be interested in a state election in Australia – especially South Australia. However, the rise of Pauline Hanson’s One Nation in the months leading up to the vote has changed the narrative.
