A warning

UNHOLY LEGISLATORS, INSTRUMENTS OF SATAN! BEWARE! We are NO LONGER PREPARED to stand by and let the sacred institution of marriage be DISHONOURED. God ordained that true marriage may only take place between a MAN and a WOMAN, and to allow a man to marry a man, or a woman to marry a woman, is…

Some advice to the politically active

Sometimes when you’re in the middle of a pitched battle over what some political figure did or said, it can be easy to lose sight of the greater picture. Perspective can be lost when you are flinging insults and retorts at your enemies, thrusting furiously at their weak spots, and denigrating their ideologies. When your…

Right Thinking: an open letter to the New Zealand Herald

No-nonsense authoritarian libertarian columnist Dr. Frank Shizenhausen is back, with another hard-hitting attack on the media Dear Sirs I was hopeful that the New Zealand Herald’s “You be the judge” project would help to transform the way we think about justice issues. But I have been left bitterly disappointed. The Herald’s effort to place readers in…

GCSB leak enquiry announced

An enquiry is to be held to determine who is responsible for a leak from the offices of the GCSB. The leak has caused embarrassment and dismay within government and security circles, with one insider saying it made New Zealand look like “the village idiots of the intelligence world”. The leak occurred last week, after…

PM says sackings show GCSB is getting house in order

Prime Minister John Key says the dismissal of two staff from the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) demonstrates that it is committed to getting its house in order. A damning review of the GCSB’s performance has revealed major failings in the agency’s operations and organisation. But Key today insisted that action was being taken to…

A tribute to Margaret Thatcher

When Margaret Thatcher died earlier this week the media went into a predictable frenzy. Many spoke of how Thatcher “saved” Britain, while others eagerly put aside the usual convention of not speaking ill of the dead. It’s a convention that probably doesn’t apply in the case of a public figure whose legacy affects almost every…

Williamson concerned about impact of new technologies

Criminals are believed to have used telephones during their law-breaking Customs Minister Maurice Williamson has expressed concern that new technologies are allowing criminals to  more easily break the law.He today expressed particular concern at the rising popularity of 3D printers. “If people could print off … sheets of Ecstasy tablets at the party they’re at…

PM vows to work on his lying

John Key Picture taken when he was at the height of his lying powers John Key is promising to work on his lying, after a series of scandals rocked his government. Mr Key continues to be asked by journalists how much he knew about the illegal spying activities of the GCSB, and about the police…