The New Zealand Royal Commission for Covid-19
We still see people wearing masks in supermarkets and often on the streets. Just a subtle reminder of how, for some, life will never be the same again
World Politics
Russia Is Ready to Sacrifice Iran
What is interesting is that Trump has shifted his position on negotiating with Iran. His policy pivot is driven by three new considerations.
They Must Differentiate or Drop Dead
This is the Liberal Party’s last gasp: a reformist battering ram powered by liberalism’s molten core. Conservatism’s spineless whimpering is a funeral dirge.
Has Iran Blown It, Literally?
A port explosion may be the final straw for the regime.
It Won’t Happen Again?
Jewish businesses won’t be targeted again? Synagogues won’t be vandalized and have their windows shattered? That won’t happen again?
The Drivers of Prosperity
Why did the Industrial Revolution take off in Britain almost 100 years before it did in France and the rest of Europe and America?
New HHS Report Urges Therapy for Trans Youth
Family First has written to the Director-General of Health Dr Diana Sarfati requiring the Ministry of Health to remove the reference to the PATHA Guidelines in the Position Statement on the Use of Puberty Blockers in Gender-Affirming Care issued by the Ministry on 21 November 2024.
When the World Looks Away
Despite recent reports of Druze being targeted again in southern Syria, New Zealand has made no official comment. No condemnation. No statement of concern. Not even a symbolic gesture of solidarity. Its silence has been deafening.
Taking It Raw: Why Honest Liars Win Elections
Are we really supposed to believe all these blatant lies?
Weakness Does Not Survive in Politics
Raw calculations: in parliamentary politics, strength comes in many guises, but weakness cannot be hidden.
‘Art of the Deal’ at the Vatican
The Russian conscription is like having to fill a bucket with holes in it. Though 1,000 are conscripted a day, it is thought that 1,500 are dying a day. The Kremlin is running out of fuel and armour.
The Right Need to Wake Up
Recent experiences at the ballot box should be a wake-up call to conservative leaders everywhere. The road to victory is to take the people with you. Failing to do so is to invite electoral oblivion as Australia and Canada have found to their cost.
Pierre and Peter
Two fascinating election results in both Canada and Australia have all the commentators talking, and understandably so – but I think there are a few misdirections in play.