Who’s the Drier of the Two?
From Rodney Hide’s blog. A holiday snap from Greymouth. “Who Says National and ACT Can’t Work Together?”
My Kind of Democrat, My Kind of State
From the Western Democrat Montana’s governor is pushing Republican Senator, Conrad Burns to oppose renewing the Patriot Act, saying the measure intended to help in…
My Kind of Gun Control
Governor Schweitzer on gun control “I guess I kind of believe in gun control. You control your gun and I’ll control mine.”
Where to Now for ACT?
If ever ACT has an opportunity to make changes, it is now. Not only does the party have a relatively new leader and a caucus…
Treasury’s New Coin Designs
Maksimovich over at Outsidethecube has a sneak preview of some of the new coins to be issued by Treasury in 2006. Check them out.
S.A.P. Number 2, David Small
My second Socialist Academic Profile is of David Small, a senior lecturer in Education at Canterbury University. Small is Chair, both of the Board of…
Save Lives, Get the Cops off our Roads!
The Whig has done an excellent analysis of the MOT report on fatal road crashes for 2003 “The next thing you find out from the…
NZers Involved in International Maoist Organisation
At least five NZ connected activists are directly involved in an international Maoist umbrella group, the International League for People’s Struggles. The ILPS was founded…
Eighteen Concerns of the International League for People’s Struggle
EIGHTEEN CONCERNS OF THE ILPS 1. The cause of national liberation, democracy and social liberation against imperialism and all reaction; 2. Socio-economic development for oppressed…
I’m Not Proposing Marriage Here!
Funny how some incidents always stay with you. I’m a believer in libertarians, classic liberals and enlightened conservatives working together to advance the cause of…
Partial Solution to Abortion Dilemma
It amazes me that anyone is surprised by a study by the Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, claiming that women who have had…
Boycott Bolshevik "Body Shop"
According to NZPA, “Body Shop” is getting in behind behind Green MP Sue Bradford’s campaign to remove the legal defence of “reasonable force” for parents…
Maoists Winning in Nepal?
After the NZ Human Rights Commission, one of modern Maoism’s biggest strongholds is the kingdom of Nepal. Since 1996, the Communist party of Nepal (Maoist)…
A Moscow Shithouse and the "Workers Friend"
Over the years I’ve interviewed, or corresponded with several former members of the Communist Party, Socialist Unity Party and the Socialist Action League. (Always keen…
No Sects Please, We’re Libertarians
A recent comment posted on David Farrar’s Kiwiblog on “yours truly”. “Loudon is a rather strange character at times. Sometimes reasonable sometimes rabid. He says…
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