Good news
Stuff reports the stolen military medals have been returned. I had expected they would never be seen again but when I think about […]
Media
“The literal truth”
Fran O’Sullivan’s continuing her ongoing philosophical project of interrogating the notion of truth in her latest repetition of Kiwiblog talking points Herald column. […]
Someone really needs to do this with Winston’s speech
Well, I think it’s funny.
Getting emotional about economics
Michael Shermer of the LA Times asks: “Would you rather earn $50,000 a year while other people make $25,000, or would you rather […]
Own home dream
Is tax really the answer to housing affordability? The editorial in the NZ Herald today motivated a reader to send us these observations: […]
For use tomorrow
Via Bureau of Communication.
Is inequality closing down our concern for others?
Jenny Russel of the Guardian writes, “As the middle classes feel the pain of comparison with the super-rich, we lose all enthusiasm for […]
Curia-ser and Curia-ser
You’ll probably know about the rumour around the traps that blogger David Farrar is running his polling company Curia out of National Party […]
Key conjures up cuts
John Key tells us that he would cut ‘wasteful government spending’ to pay for upper-bracket tax cuts bigger than Labour’s cuts. But do […]
Salvation Army report finds poverty in Godzone
A report out today from the Salvation Army acts as a reminder that despite a suite of policies designed to improve the lives […]
Simpsons evolution
This evening’s Simpsons – Best. Intro. Ever.
Media and our National Day
The decision of TVNZ’s CloseUp to pay to assist Tame Iti to travel to Waitangi this year was the focus of Media Watch […]
When politics and music video collide
From CNN earlier in the week – Jeanne Moos presents her very own Super Tuesday Political Video Awards. A good summary of some […]
Push polling
Tony Milne responds to National Party blogger, David Farrar’s recent post on push polling. Tony points out that any push polling undertaken during […]
So which is it Granny Herald?
Jordan Carter has a great post up on the confusion evident in the Herald’s simultaneous endorsement of Republican John McCain for US President […]
Good luck Winnie
Our thoughts and best wishes go out to MP Luamanuvao Winnie Laban who has just revealed that she has breast cancer. The cancer […]
Louis Theroux back on TV here tonight
I used to love Weird Weekends – a BBC show that aired here late at night several years ago. It was hosted by […]
George Bush’s favourite painting
What does President Bush’s favourite painting say about him? The Guardian trys to find out. Bush claims that the artwork, which hangs in […]
Moore than you can chew
Madness is a key ingredient in politics. Always has been. J’accuse. Far queues. I think, therefore I am. Martin Luther King went to […]
Jacinda Ardern to lead IUSY
Jacinda Ardern, former Young Labour president and political advisor, has just been elected president of the International Union of Socialist Youth – a […]
Substance, not style
I don’t know if this is breaking some cyber protocol (oh, but I don’t much care if I am) but I want to […]
Key speech: strategic blunder?
So this is John Key’s ambition: throwing troubled teens in boot camp, beating up on beneficiaries and criminalising our children. I’ve only had […]
How a blog works
I’ve always wondered what happens after I hit ‘publish’ here on the blog. Wired’s goneAll information about free download free verizon ringtones samsung. […]
Granny Herald’s campaign fails
Hidden away today at the bottom of the Herald’s story on further data from the latest DigiPoll is the news that only 3.8% […]
The political brain – listen to this
A must hear for anyone interested in political marketing and influencing voters. This item played on Chris Laidlaw’s Sunday show on Radio NZ […]
Romney humiliates self, white people everywhere
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s not the first aspiring leader to try and present himself as ‘down with the bros’, but this is […]
DPF takes the moral highground
As you will know National Party Blogger David Farrar gave us a wee razzing for publishing an out of date list of Bob […]
Apologies for Burqa Bob
It would appear David Farrar is deeply concerned about the amount of traffic his mate Bill has been drumming up for The Standard […]
Daily Show on financial news
Jon Stewart had a good piece last night on why we shouldn’t just trust the economic and financial “experts”. People deserve better from […]
Same old faces, same old tactics
Well it looks like Free Speech Coalition founder Cameron Slater has taken a break from stalking John Minto and photoshopping underage bloggers’ faces […]
Biofuel stars at Taupo (and we win)
Congratultions to Jonny Reid for his win in the Taupo A1GP sprint race on Sunday. He also managed to finish fourth in the […]
They just don’t learn
I see the Free Speech Coalition hasn’t learned anything from the ramshackle PR fiasco that was their launch and have posted up another […]
Is Barack Obama dull?
Armando Iannucci from The Observer wonders whether he’s the only person to find Barack Obama dull: Like Will Smith, who in the new […]
The Herald still campaigning for National
Yesterday The Herald reported that: Demographia, an international survey business run by Hugh Pavletich of Christchurch and Wendell Cox of the United States, […]
Spinning the spin.
Ruth Laugeson has an article in the Sunday Star Times about the increased numbers of communications staff employed by ministries. Entitled “Spinning govt […]
Introducing the world’s cheapest car
From Time: A lot is riding on the the world’s cheapest car. In the words of Ratan Tata, chairman of the company behind […]