The American election and the desperate belief in better
The US election didn’t deliver the resounding rejection of Trumpism we might have hoped for.
New Zealand Politics
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Dr Liz Gordon: The Covid is spreading like bushfires
Looking back, I think that we now have to consider this period the phony war. While it seemed at the time that cases were raging, and there were many deaths, the numbers have been dwarfed already by the second wave.
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Blueprint for new Foreign Affairs Minister
We didn’t have any focus on Foreign Affairs during the election but with a new Minister there is a chance to reset NZ foreign policy and confront some of the big issues.
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Blueprint for new Broadcasting Minister
The steady rise of conspiracy theories spread on social media platforms risks undermining our society while creating a toxic polarisation and we see external powers manipulating debate on social media to influence elections.
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Why Jacinda is like Michael Joseph Savage: Trigger warning – you won’t like it
When there is a crisis, the Prime Minister shines, but when it comes to domestic policy, she is super cautious to the point of being timid.
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Cannabis referendum’s razor-thin result shows mandate for change, says NORML
Cannabis referendum’s razor-thin result shows mandate for change, says NORML The final results of the cannabis referendum have been released….
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US Election Toxic Polarisation & how Fox News echo chambers & cancel culture makes it worse
After 4 years of spite, malice, bewildering pandemic incompetence and more malice, Donald Trump grew his vote.
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Labour’s appalling Cannabis Cowardice disgrace & Fuck You Prohibition NZ!
The first test of Jacinda & Labour was whether or not they use their massive majority to revoke a racist drug law – she & Labour have refused point blank to do that!
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Waatea News Column: Nanaia’s first Foreign Affairs challenge
Nanaia faces her first challenge as Foreign Minister with the Israeli demolition of Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank.
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Cannabis referendum final result and opportunities for reform
New Zealand will today discover if the cannabis referendum passed or not. But in either case, we should chart a new course that is more broadly supported.