1916 Conscription plebiscite pamphlet is still basis of Australian national security policy. New Zealand’s too. (Keep war at a distance; have a great and powerful friend).

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Gun deaths by cause

Trump’s “Tools of Persuasion” according to Dilbert creator Scott Adams

.@NZSuperFund still struggles to beat reference portfolio @TaxpayersUnion; 1.45% p.a. since inception


from https://www.nzsuperfund.co.nz/performance-investment/monthly-returns

Little wonder that no hedge fund headhunts from the New Zealand superannuation fund. Their staff turnover ratios are below 10% and often 5% and the CEO is paid a pittance by hedge fund standards.

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Dissecting Donald Trump (Scott Adams Pt. 1)

Right about the great skill of Trump at winning attention of voters, and entertaining his base.

What would @golrizghahraman do if this was a Northlands beach? @AmnestyNZ

Do Kiwis who move to Australia still raise the IQs of both countries?

If immigration lowers wages in New Zealand, political parties should be cheering every New Zealander who leaves because their emigration will raise wages here!? But none of them do that. They welcome returning New Zealanders.

Source: Immigration Economics: A Review David Card and Giovanni Peri, April, 2016.

Did @Greens @NZGreens @SenSanders denounce the wet feet, dry feet policy applied to Cuban refugees?

Asked about three specific Cuba policies — the Cuban Adjustment Act; wet-foot, dry-foot; and the immigration status of Cuban nationals convicted of state and federal crimes — Sanders said he didn’t know enough about them to opine.

Climate alarmists are getting a fair shake of the media reporting

Nacu-Schmidt, A., Oonk, D., Pearman, O., Boykoff, M., Daly, M., McAllister, L., and McNatt, M. (2017). United States Coverage of Climate Change or Global Warming, 2000-2017. Center for Science and Technology Policy Research, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado, Web. [Date of access.] http://sciencepolicy.colorado.edu/media_coverage.

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The climate alarmist gravy train

Source: Tol, Richard S J (2017) The structure of the climate debate. Energy Policy, 104. pp. 431-438. 

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Advice to the new government from Sir Humphrey

There is panic in the streets of Wellington over the rising road toll

Deaths_caused_by_road_crashes_relative_to_the_vehicle_fleet_size_in_New_Zealand

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More on the other side must be evil

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Most Americans didn’t even want us to land on the moon

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