Who’s More Radical: The Left or the Right?
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World Politics
Macron Grows Les Boules
If you were to ponder which world leader would be the most likely to take a strong stance against the statue-smashing, book-burning, cancelling, New Cultural Revolution, no doubt Emmanuel Macron would be somewhere at the back of the list with Jacinda Ardern. But, no! Le Petit Souffle has risen to
Face of the Day
I think we should start a “Socialists who are shit” series. Today’s face of the day Che Guevara is the hero of many a Leftie who proudly wears this racist, homophobic, anti-Semitic, terrorist scumbag’s face on their T-shirts. In 1950s Cuba, inspired by Marxist communism, Argentinian-born Ernesto ‘Che’
Postcard from Canada: 16 June
Geoffrey Corfield is a card-carrying member of both The Conservative Party of Canada (federal) and the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (provincial). Canada is just over 37 times bigger than New Zealand. It is divided into 10 provincial and three territorial jurisdictions, three of which are smaller than New Zealand.
Playing Hardball with China Works
Andreas Fulda University of Nottingham Global attitudes towards the People’s Republic of China (PRC) are hardening. In 2019, the European Union declared the PRC a “systemic rival” amid rising trade tensions. In May 2020, the White House published a paper that described the US’s competitive approach to the
Allowing the Call to Prayer in Canada Spurred Complaints — but Not about Noise
David Said University of Guelph Every year, Muslims around the world celebrate the month of Ramadan with a combination of fasting, prayer and spiritual reflection. This year, however, due to the coronavirus outbreak and worldwide lockdowns, Muslims, like many other religious groups, had to rethink their customs by adhering to
On Statues
Alwyn Poole From being so long in education I tend to think about what we are saying to our young when adults make decisions and how much we encourage them to think deeply about issues. Apart from the stupidity of our current economics, I heard Grant Robertson regarding Olympic protests
Apparently You Aren’t Allowed to Mock Krauts Anymore
The cancel culture continues with the BBC withdrawing the famous ‘Don’t Mention the War’ episode of Fawlty Towers from streaming. An episode of Fawlty Towers from which the N-word and other offensive terms had previously been cut has been taken down from the BBC’s Netflix-style streaming service UKTV.
The Antifa-ISIS Connection
Well, we can’t say we weren’t warned. The most obvious thing about the wave of riots sweeping America for the past few days is just how organised they are. This is no more a “spontaneous uprising” than the Reichstag fire was a random act of terror. Which is
Postcard from Canada: 9 June
Geoffrey The Prime Minister of The United Kingdom tested positive for the China Virus. The Prime Minister of Canada did too. The Prime Minister of The United Kingdom went into isolation, and then into the hospital, and is now out and working. The Prime Minister of Canada went into isolation
Sweden Did Not Say Their Approach to COVID-19 Was Wrong
Dave Pellowe davepellowe.com Lockdown apologists have been crowing about Swedes “admitting their approach was wrong on COVID-19”. The only problem is, as usual, they’re not basing their conclusions on real evidence. Reports from The Guardian and New York Times, two former newspapers (each as biased as epidemiological modelling
An Insight Politics Article by Chris Trotter: A Treat for Bronze Subscribers
Today Bronze Subscribers get a free taste of what they are missing out on. Have a read of this Insight Politics article by Chris Trotter then decide whether or not you would like to upgrade your existing Bronze Subscription to Silver. Five Pairs of Eyes and We Still Can’t
Postcard from Canada: 30 May
Geoffrey It’s not a great time to be a conservative in Canada. Or even a Conservative (a federal conservative anyway, conservative parties hold power in seven of the ten provinces). But federally we’re outgunned. After the 2019 federal election, the scandal-plagued, incompetent, leftist Liberal government of Prime Minister
Surrender Your Civil Rights? There’s an App for That
Doug Firby troymedia.com Veteran political commentator Doug Firby is president of Troy Media Digital Solutions and publisher of Troy Media. Sometimes they’re right if you think about something like pooling our tax dollars to build roads we can all use or building a health-care system accessible to all.