The Repentant Right
The former leader of various NZ neo Nazi groups reckons the kiwi far right are being driven underground. TRP argues they will instead look for another home.
Did Hanson’s One Nation Party seek funding from the NRA and the Koch Brothers?
Pauline Hanson’s One Australia party is trying to defend claims that it should funding to oppose gun restrictions from the NRA and the Koch Brothers by stating that its chief of staff was drunk.
Open mike 27/03/2019
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Daily review 26/03/2019
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WTF Free Speech coalition?
The Free Speech coalition has attacked the Chief Censor’s decision to rule the Christchurch Mosque killer’s manifesto as objectionable as an attack on free speech. But the New Zealand Council for Civil Liberties has characterised the Censor’s decision as being entirely conventional.
Open mike 26/03/2019
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Daily review 25/03/2019
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We need more than capital gains tax to address inequality
The most important comment in the Tax Working Group’s Final Report is that even the reasonably comprehensive capital gains tax proposed is likely to have only a minor impact on addressing inequality — what is needed is a more progressive income tax system that lifts the top marginal tax rate
Trump: Nyet Collusion!
The Mueller report apparently clears Donald Trump of collusion. However, charges of obstruction of justice against his team remain possible.
Reform of the SIS
Following the Christchurch Mosque murders there are strong calls for an inquiry into the SIS. But should it be given more power or should it be reformed to remove a pretty clear blind spot.
Open mike 25/03/2019
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The trouble with Facebook
The Government and some major corporations have called for changes to Facebook in the way it operates.
Open mike 24/03/2019
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How To Get There 24/3/19
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Terrorist’s Writing Banned
The terrorist’s published writing has been banned with immediate effect. This is a very good thing.
Mueller Report Complete
The Mueller report has dropped. The next few days are going to be crucial for the Trump presidency.
Open mike 23/03/2019
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Power pricing not just a rip-off, it’s immoral
Submissions for the final report on the Electricity Price Review closed today at noon. My recent experience with Genesis Energy reveals pricing by power company majors not only rips customers off, but is immoral. The initial report of the EPR is unlikely to address this issue.
Adequate gun control and (almost) complete party support.
Now that I’ve had time to look through what has been implemented and what is proposed to happen with changes to gun laws and think about it. I’m almost satisfied. Since that so seldom happens that I suspect a gotcha, I’m now going to keep debugging until I am sure that it is actually as good as it looks.
Open mike 22/03/2019
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Daily review 21/03/2019
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Rambo has been constrained. Now about those other semi-automatics?
Jacinda Ardern has announced an effective ban by an order in council on the current sales of all military-style semi-automatic weapons and all assault rifles. There will be legislation passed to remove them from the hands of the public including a buyback and prison terms for possession. Not quite far enough yet. (Updated as I see other details)
Open mike 21/03/2019
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Banning Rambo weapons not a knee-jerk
Passing stringent gun controls is far from a knee-jerk reaction to the Christchurch massacre – our politicians of all stripes have procrastinated over this ever since the 1990 Aramoana massacre. We already have the 13 recommendations of the 2017 Law & Order committee that were rejected. Let us at the very least now accept those.
Daily review 20/03/2019
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Westland Dairy sale
Westland Dairy has done a deal to sell out to Yili industrial Group of Mongolia. This company is the third largest dairy company in New Zealand.
The power of compassionate politics
Jacinda Ardern has shown over the past week that she is one of the country’s best leaders.
Open mike 20/03/2019
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Daily review 19/03/2019
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National’s unfortunate misstatement about its migrant petition
National has been caught out in what is euphemistically called a misspeak about when it took its odious anti UN Migration pact petition down from its website. It said it was weeks before the Christchurch murders but it appears the petition was still live after the event.
Mike Hosking’s unusual take on the Christchurch massacre
Mike Hosking has delivered an analysis of the Mosque murders that omits saying the massacre occurred in a mosque or that all the victims were of the Muslim faith or that the terrorist was a right wing extremist.
Open mike 19/03/2019
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Daily review 18/03/2019
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DPF does the right thing
Kiwiblog comments have been turned off as David Farrar grapples with how to handle a crisis concerning hate speech.
Lets ban assault weapons – now
The Government needs to urgently change the law to ban the sale of military style semi automatic weapons.
Open mike 18/03/2019
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