Opinion

DailyBlog Freaks Out Over New Conservative's Culture War

Opinion
Dieuwe de Boer

When the New Conservatives initially debuted, I was sceptical. Yet they've been working overtime to prove me wrong. Most recently they've received the attention of the DailyBlog who's been getting a bit worked up about them.

Nationwide Rallies On February 2nd Calling For Exit From UN Migration Pact

Opinion
Dieuwe de Boer

Jesse Anderson from NZSovereignty has organised another round of protests against the signing of the UN Migration Pact. These will be held in a number of location around the country on Saturday 2nd February at 4pm.

Falling IQ & Rising Tribalism - Why Politics Has Gone Nasty

Opinion
Dieuwe de Boer

The increasing polarisation of politics and political discourse is something that many have commented on, but Dan Hannan at the Washington Examiner has found what he believes to be the root cause: falling IQ caused by increased screen time.

One New Zealand - The People Wake Up

Opinion
TimLS

The time has come for a genuine people’s party in New Zealand politics.  The recently formed One New Zealand Party is set to break the mould of politics in this country.

Jamal Khashoggi Should Not Be Celebrated

Opinion
Dieuwe de Boer

Time Magazine has announced their "Man of the Year" award to a group known as the "guardians of the truth". Who are these guardians? Don't laugh too hard, but by that they mean journalists.

University of Technology Sydney Introduces Revolutionary Tribunals

Opinion
Dieuwe de Boer

Students accused of sexual harassment at one of Sydney’s largest universities will be hauled before extrajudicial panels including two of their peers who will recommend if they should be expelled.

Will Winston and Jacinda Reject the UN Migration Pact?

Opinion
Dieuwe de Boer

Why haven't we heard about the Global Compact for Migration here in New Zealand? President Trump made waves when he rejected the Pact, due to be signed this December, nearly a year ago. Many other nations have withdrawn support, but what about us?

The Killer Question For New Zealand's Unborn

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Dieuwe de Boer

One of Jacinda's inevitable targets was abortion law, which she has repeatedly claimed she wants treated as a health issue that shouldn't be in the Crimes Act. This is a non sequitur. The location of abortion law, or any law, is irrelevant.

A Trivial Matter

Opinion
Dieuwe de Boer

Disaster has struck as members of Generation Snowflake have had to sit their end of year Level 3 NCEA exams. It's not that the maths exam was too hard this time, but that the history exam contained a word that was too unusual.

Socialism – It's Back And It's Cool

Opinion
John black

I was a teenage communist. For about a week. One of my routine excavations of the local library had uncovered a copy of the Communist Manifesto by Messrs Engels and Marx. This insufferableness came to an end when my wise and gentle father gave me another book.