Right Thinking: A Stark Choice

Everyone’s favourite libertarian authoritarian returns with a hard-hitting column, and reminds readers that it’s only a Godwin if the person’s not actually a Hitler in disguise. Watching the national conventions of the two main American political parties these last two weeks has been a chilling reminder to me of the peril the world stands in. America is confronted with a…

Bennett Announces Welfare Crackdown

People of Swedish descent who engage in acts of treason while dressed as nuns will no longer be eligible to receive welfare, Social Development Minister Paula Bennett announced today. Paul Bennett said official Treasury figures showed that the annual cost of providing welfare to people with Nordic backgrounds convicted of acts of treason while wearing…

Important Questions For Colin Craig

If John Key is too gay for Helensville, just how much gayness would Colin Craig be happy with? Craig is obviously offended by Key’s “mincing”, and by Key’s support for the Marriage Equality Bill. But how much gayness is Key allowed? For example, is all gay sex out, or just the sort that involves the…

Some Things Change, Others Don’t

1492 “Don’t be ridiculous. Everyone knows the Earth is flat.” 1674“How could anyone refuse to accept the existence of God? Human society has always depended upon the worship of deities, and anyone who denies the existence of a being greater than ourselves is a threat to society.”1863 “Mr Lincoln’s proposal is obscene and goes against…

Will He Be Allowed To Breathe?

There is growing concern that Mr Beast of Blenheim may be planning to use the air of Whanganui residents. Mr Beast is due to be released on parole shortly, but fears are growing that he is planning to use the oxygen, local water and other resources in an attempt to live. It is feared that…

The Genius Of Shearer’s Plan Is Revealed

Labour leader David Shearer today responded to heated criticism from party members about the direction his party appears to be taking. Labour has in recent weeks suffered a series of setbacks, with reports of an anti-David Cunliffe faction in caucus, and with evidence of growing anger among activist members about the targetting of beneficiaries by Shearer and…