Right Thinking: On How To Persuade

Everybody’s favourite authoritarian libertarian returns with a blistering new column As a powerful media figure and celebrated columnist, I know something about making a persuasive argument. My opinions inspire terror in my opponents, so naturally they take every opportunity they can to shut me down. That’s why you won’t find any of my columns in…

Right Thinking: Feeding Time

  Hard-hitting conservative columnist Dr Frank Shizenhausen returns after a lengthy break I cannot believe nobody has spotted the opportunity. The Herald has been running a campaign focusing on poor and needy children with not enough to eat. The fact that people are going hungry is an inconvenient blot on our nation’s reputation, and with…

Right Thinking: Call That Sexism? I’ll Show You Sexism

Conservative columnist Dr Frank Shizenhausen with another blistering takedown of political correctness. I don’t know what all the fuss is about. I thought Alasdair Thompson had some good things to say about the modern workplace, but he’s been disgracefully bullied and harassed. The poor man’s even been accused of intimidating and standing over a woman…

Right Thinking: Deregulating The Labour Market

Hard-hitting conservative columnist Dr Frank Shizenhausen has some ideas for John Key. I’m delighted to read that this government is planning further changes to labour laws to give more choice to employers and their staff. Deregulation of the labour market means workers will finally have real choice. They can choose to accept the miserable terms…

Right Thinking: Just Say No To Your GP

Conservative columnist Dr Frank Shizenhausen injects some common sense into the immunisation debate. Sir Peter Gluckman, the government’s Chief Science Adviser, has bemoaned the low rates of vaccination in this country. Well he would, wouldn’t he? But I’ve always objected strongly to immunisation for the simple reason that I don’t trust doctors. I’ll tell you…

Right Thinking: Bully Attack!

Conservative columnist Dr Frank Shizenhausen exposes the weakness of every bully There’s been a lot of talk in the media lately about bullying and the best way to tackle the problem. I’ve always found that if there’s one thing bullies don’t like it’s someone who fights back. That’s why I make it a policy to commit…