USA Politics
National and ACT Throw Chris Liddell under the Bus
It was more than disappointing to see both National and ACT reverse their support for Chris Liddell’s OECD nomination. It pains me to be at odds with Judith Collins but for the life of me, I cannot see the sense in castigating a successful fellow Kiwi who is staying
And So It Begins
@truthliveshere2013 Facebook. Remember in 2011 when tens of thousands of Democrats surged on the Wisconsin Capitol building in Madison and physically occupied it for more than two weeks? We were told: “This is what democracy looks like.” Remember in 2016 when Obama was President and hundreds of BLM blocked interstate
Political Persecution Is Making a Comeback
Mark Angelides libertynation.com How far can political persecution truly go in the United States of America? When it becomes verbal open-season on supporters of the current president, it is perhaps safe to say that things have gone too far. Not content with shutting down the voices of individuals and
Media’s Contempt for the Office and Title of the President
Kerry Grant banana-boat-boy.com I hail from the Naki and when I first left school, after a brief stint as the bog boy in a car sales yard’s chop shop, I came into the employ of one of the local cow cockies. He was a third-generation farmer who was
As I Was Saying …
Robert Hutchinson mercatornet.com Robert J. Hutchinson is the author, most recently, of What Really Happened: The Death of Hitler. In 1933, the newly-elected Nazi Party used a firebomb attack on the German parliament building, the Reichstag, as an excuse to push through what was called the Reichstag Fire Decree
The ‘War on Terror’ Comes Home
Ron Paul ronpaulinstitute.org Last week’s massive social media purges – starting with President Trump’s permanent ban from Twitter and other outlets – was shocking and chilling, particularly to those of us who value free expression and the free exchange of ideas. The justifications given for the silencing of wide
This Is an Obvious Double Standard
Simon Black sovereignman.com I imagine that every single one of us has had a huge argument with a loved one at some point in our lives. Sometimes it’s because of some issue that’s deeply personal to us. But the other person just doesn’t get it. We’
Ron Paul Joins the Ranks of the Digitally Purged
The Great Digital Terror in the US continues unabated. Like so many Soviet commissars, more and more “politically suspect” US citizens are being purged and un-personed by the billionaire oligarchs of Silicon Valley. Former Republican congressman Ron Paul says he’s been blocked by Facebook from managing his account over
Will the Real Racists in America Raise Their Hands?
Star Parker papundits.wordpress.com Star Parker is a columnist for The Daily Signal at The Heritage Foundation and she is the president of CURE, Coalition on Urban Renewal and Education. While sitting in the Delta lounge in the Atlanta airport waiting for my flight back to Washington, a white
Mexican President Defends Trump After Twitter Ban
When even Mexico’s president is going in to bat for Donald Trump, you know that Facebook has royally screwed up. Facebook joined the big tech pile-on to crush free speech and un-person Trump from the internet. While New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern showed her true authoritarian colours by likewise
