For science to survive the culture wars, scientists must be willing to evaluate indigenous knowledge without dismissing it outright or accepting its veracity uncritically, but duly evaluating it on merit, regardless of cultural significance.
To honor Charlie Kirk, we must not surrender to the darkness that took his life. We must keep speaking, keep debating and keep standing for truth, even when the world hates us.
The world is in a very dark place right now. If the next global conflict comes to pass, there will be a recalibration at the end of it.
The coalition has a lot on its hands, but it is in danger of throwing away the next election because it is losing the respect and trust of voters. ACT and New Zealand First are raising legitimate concerns about the coalition’s direction. National needs to listen and learn, before it’s too late.
While child poverty is on the wane, some areas stubbornly persist.
‘Palestinian recognition’ is a gross violation of the international law they so profess to love.
The just position for our government to take is to encourage a democratic Israel to continue its attempt to get rid of Hamas.
Any strategy that ignores China is doomed from the start, because China now holds the decisive leverage on Russia’s economic and military survival.
It’s impossible to understand why there should have been the slightest criticism of Helen Clark and John Key for attending the parade. In helping to preserve New Zealand’s relationship with our most important trading partner, we owe them our gratitude.
Part II of the WestExec papers: the intelligence community’s job wasn’t to inform policy. It was to satisfy the policy maker.
