The destruction of brand Trump.
As readers may be aware I am delighted by the Trump candidacy because it is destroying the Republican Party and will pave the way for an epic defeat in the […]
racism
Go The Donald!
I am lucky to be able to vote in the US as well as NZ, and very much relish the opportunity in both countries. In the US I am registered […]
This is not the discussion you are looking for
“They are so many, and our country is so small. Where will we find space to bury them all?” — Finnish soldier during the Winter War, 1939 “We have won […]
Is Child Abduction Media Coverage Color-Based?
Does there not seem something odd about the coverage of the little white girl found with a Roma (gypsy) family in Greece? From what I have seen the coverage has […]
A Turn to Mean.
As I watched various labour conflicts over the past few months, then took in accounts of greed-mongering of various types (the wheel-clamping rort being the latest), I set to wondering […]
Rioting Poms.
A short while ago we were treated to the spectacle of a Royal Westminster wedding, a royal tour of Canada and the US, then another lesser royal wedding. The UK […]
An Open Letter to the ACT Party Regarding Candidate Selection
Dear ACT Party Leaders, As you may know, I was brought up in Wanganui, and keep an eye on events there. So it was with great interest that I received […]
Master-race baiting
[Updated 10 July 2011 to account for Don Brash’s statements in response to John Ansell, and Ansell’s resignation from ACT.] Many have remarked on the appropriateness of the website of […]
White Queen
Andrew Geddis has a good post up on Pundit about Hilary Calvert and her apparent ignorance of the Humpty Dumpty scene from Through the Looking-Glass. The extent of Calvert’s idiocy […]
Revealed preference
Former National leader Don Brash addressed the ACT party conference at the weekend, which was half “catching Australia” boilerplate and half a warming-over of the infamous “nationhood” speech given at […]