Opinion

NZ Herald Alt Right hit piece misses the mark completely.

Opinion
TimLS

I’m not sure if  Kirsty Johnston’s article about the ‘Alt Right’ in New Zealand was more disingenuous or just hopelessly out of touch.

In Defence of Little Andrew

Opinion
Alex Eastwood-Williams

Anyone who has read the recent polls, even badly, knows that the New Zealand Labour Party are on course for a cataclysmic defeat in the September general election. 

An Exercise in Insanity and Delusion: UN Bans Nukes

Opinion
Dieuwe de Boer

Last week about two-thirds of the nations in the word voted on a legally binding treaty to ban nuclear weapons. While this might seem like a harmless measure, this is perhaps one of the more insane things that you will see come out of the UN.

Training An Armed Policeman

Opinion
Dieuwe de Boer

The Kiwi Gun Blog has a story with some shocking numbers into just how few resources go into training policemen for the use of firearms.

How New Zealand First have shot themselves in the foot with Shane Jones

Opinion
Alex Eastwood-Williams

With just over two months to go before New Zealanders head to the polls, the New Zealand First Party are having a dream run: Labour are in disarray, National's credibility is under attack, and with immigration becoming a central issue in the campai

Is Freedom of Speech under threat in New Zealand

Opinion
TWL

Freedom of speech is widely regarded as one of the cardinal features of a liberal democracy, and one of the most precious components of the ancient English traditions of liberty, that we here in New Zealand have inherited.

The Danger of Public Education - Murray Rothbard

Opinion
TimLS

The key issue in the entire discussion is simply this: shall the parent or the State be the overseer of the child?

Pat Buchanan - Trump, Don’t Start a War With Russia

Opinion
TimLS

Sunday, a Navy F-18 Hornet shot down a Syrian air force jet, an act of war against a nation with which Congress has never declared or authorized a war.

Westmonster - Brexit is about to make Britain the envy of Europe

Opinion
TimLS

Where Britain is leading on this, soon many more are likely to want to follow. I say this not puerile presumption, but a tangible projection based on one very important thing: the view of Europeans themselves.

Stuff - Gun Lobby Manages to Talk Sense to Minister, Paula Bennett

Opinion
TimLS

Police Minister, Paula Bennett has held back the tide of anti-gun legislation.  Rejecting 13 out of 20 recommendations of the select committee inquiry into the illegal possession of firearms.