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" S tart with what a reverse centaur is. In automation theory, a 'centaur' is a person who is assisted by a machine. You're...

R emember so-called Liberation Day, when the Toddler in Chief announced to the world tariffs that split asunder world trade, and wrecked th...

" L ast night brought news that the US Food & Drug Agency (FDA) has refused to review Moderna’s application for their new mRNA inf...

" T heir study was based on a population of children aged 0-14 years 'informed by a cohort analysis of individuals ... who can be ...

" A fter 8 billion doses (yes 8 BILLION, not a typo) Covid vaccines are at this point one of the most tested medical interventions in h...

" S overeign citizen belief is linguistic magic . "They believe:  Legal power comes from words If you refuse the words, the power ...

"[ I ]n light of how the past year has unfolded, consider cutting your friendly neighbourhood libertarian some slack. After all, we did...

“ I t is now often said that democracy will not tolerate 'capitalism.' If 'capitalism' means here a competitive  system base...

G ood to see more folk acknowledging that Waitangi Day should also be recognised as NZ's Emancipation Day.  Posted on the 6th, by David ...

"[ T ]he cause of the calamity are ... sitting, neatly itemised, in Wellington City Council’s own records. ... "On 27 May 2021, We...

A historian and cultural commentator has been examining the reliability of AIs for historical research, with thoughts on the future of AI ...

Hobson's grave, at the end of K Rd, beside Grafton Bridge. Worth a dawn visit on Feb 6? A t dawn tomorrow an assorted rabble of politici...

O VER SUMMER ONE ALWAYS gets a few ideas. Some good, some questionable . Some that just seem obvious once they've occurred to you.  Here...

"[ A ]fter 31 years as an MP, where he spent inordinate hours in creating nonsensical rules that impinge on the personal responsibility...

" W hat’s always evaded when people say 'capitalism is about profit, not needs' is that profit is the signal that a need was ac...

" I magine a horse race between Smith, Schumpeter, and Stupidity," begins economist Peter Boettke . Who wins? The horse "Smit...

" R ight now, Auckland Council’s zoning allows people to build about a million shops selling tasty pies. ... Can you imagine it? Auckla...

" T ariffs have caused higher prices on a broad array of retail goods. The experts were correct all along." ~ Phil Magness

"It's like a heat wave It's burning in my heart I can't keep from burning It's tearing me apart" ~ Martha and the ...

  " N inety-nine percent of boomer 'success' was just interest rates falling for [forty] years because they destroyed the real ...

.... " W hile ratepayers across the country faced double-digit rate hikes, mayors and councillors up and down New Zealand once again sa...

Watch any rant by Chloe Swarbrick and, after the obligatory nods to te reo, to Palestine, and to passing laws to change the weather, she...