The Three Laws of Reading the Media
‘Lushy’s Laws’: three honest serving men.
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NZ Politics Are Following the Trends
New Zealand voters are clearly latching on to the same trend, in which the traditional major parties are haemorrhaging support, like most other Western democracies.
If Nothing Changes, Your Daughter Will Be Wearing a Burqa
Animals raised in captivity don’t comprehend the vulnerabilities of captivity.
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Get Ready for ‘Business Friendly Socialism’
The actual solution is embarrassingly simple. You are only “in hock to the bond market” if you borrow. This most certainly will not improve under a “business friendly” socialist.
Social Media Is Not Like Tobacco
Although it is reasonable to age-gate activities such as smoking, drinking and driving, to compare such restrictions to social media age restrictions is a false equivalency driven by far more insidious intentions.
We Should Read Between the Lines
Smuggling in a regime of pre-emptive speech control. The right response is therefore the simplest one. Support the deepfake amendment for exactly what it is – a narrow, sound, self-contained closing of a gap in the law – and refuse, flatly, to let the commission’s wider regime ride in on its back.
