"Woeful" Washout at Waihopai
Organisers of last weekend’s protest at Waihopai surveillance station are disappointed at the turnout and lack of local support. About a 100 protesters marched through…
Bolivia’s New Leader, Cosies up to Castro
Before even being inaugurated, Bolivia’s president-elect, Evo Morales of the Movemement Towards Socialism, paid a flying visit, just before new year, to Fidel Castro in…
W.A.Y.N.C.R.? Number 1, Bruce Cronin
Some of you who attended Auckland University in the ’80s and ’90s might remember my first “Where Are You Now, Campus Radical?” profile, Bruce Cronin.Cronin…
W.A.Y.N.C.R.s are Coming!
I’ve had a lot of positive feedback on my Socialist Academic Profiles, so I thought I’d add another series to run in tandem. Some of…
Gerry Eckhoff Still Fighting for Property Rights
Former ACT MP, Gerry Eckhoff might be back on the farm, but he’s still doing what he does best-sticking up for property rights From Newstalk…
Free Markets Make You Safer
In an earlier post I wrote about how taxi companies and insurance companies, working together in a free market could ensure passenger safety more effectively…
Why We Need a Free Market in Sperm
From Radio NZ “Fertility clinics are turning down sperm donations from gay men because of Australian regulations aimed at curbing the spread of HIV, a…
Keith Locke Wins "Hypocrite of the Year, 2006"…. in January!
Green MP Keith Locke has pulled off a stunning coup in taking out the New Zeal “Hypocrite of the Year” award for 2006, in January….
Nohopers Protest at Waihopai
The annual protest at the “US spybase” at Waihopai near Blenheim takes place this weekend. Organised by the Christchurch based, Anti Bases Campaign, a motley…
Who Protests at Waihopai?
Waihopai protest 2000. Marxist Green MP Keith Locke. Waihopai protest 2003. On left, Dr Hannah Middleton, President, Communist Party of Australia.
Don Brash Looks to the Future
According to Colin Espiner in today’s NZ Herald, Don Brash is firm on leading National into the next election and is realistic about the need…
Three Generations of Real Revolutionaries
Sir Roger Douglas, ACT MP Heather Roy and some of the ACT on Campus leadership at last weekend’s retreat in Wellington.
10,000 Hits
Just ticked over 10,000 hits in 68 days blogging (seems like forever). This is a lot better than I thought I’d do. Thanks for reading,…
A Typical Chilean Exile?
After Pinochet overthrew the Allende government in the early ’70s, thousands of Chilean socialists fled the country. Many came to NZ, including Victor Humberto Batista….
Socialists Hold Chile, Chavez Cheers
Abridged from today’s Reuter’s “Chile president-elect Michelle Bachelet, a Socialist who will be the country’s first female leader, vowed on Monday to shrink the gap…
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