Hubris
Hubris: excessive pride towards or defiance, leading to nemesis.
Politics
News, Politics
TV3: Seemingly prepared to help the Nats with a dirty deal
I’m a big defender of our media. I’ve copped some flak for it, but I think that on the whole our reporters do a reasonably good job
Humour, News, Politics
John Key: I don’t even know what the GCSB is
By New New Zealand News correspondent Charles Harrison In a belligerent press conference, John Key has admitted he isn’t sure what the GCSB does.
Politics
3 tweets from ACT candidate for Northland, Robin Grieve, that tell you everything
Scientists trapped in record Antarctic sea ice retracing voyage of 100 years ago. What has happened to global warming? — Robin Grieve (@RobinBGrieve) December 25, 2013
International, Politics
American Political Batshit: Defense Spending
The first thing that you have to understand about military spending in America is that we have to spend that money.
Politics, Rights
Fisking Eleanor
So, hasn’t Eleanor Catton made a bit of a splash. In 18 months she’s gone from Cultural Golden Girl, praised by the Prime Minister as being super intelligent, to political pariah and one of those disgusting Green voters.
International, Politics
American Political Batshit: Climate Change
For the sake of argument, let’s say that you are a 56-year-old lobbyist for the Chamber of Commerce, which is a DC-based trade association that influences lawmakers on behalf of enormous corporations.
Politics, Rights
Honesty
I’ve just returned from Australia for Wellington Anniversary weekend and it struck me how honesty seems to be a one way street.
International, Politics, Rights
If you do not read this post then the terrorists will win
If we don’t continue to publish cartoons of Mohammad then the terrorists will have won!
Humour, Politics
The time John Key invited me over for Christmas lunch with his family
John and I had been hanging out a lot. In fact he’d been coming over to our house pretty regularly since he discovered I had an original Optimus Prime transformer.
International, News, Politics
The case for stricter surveillance laws/the case for fewer surveillance laws
On the afternoon the Martin Place Siege was happening, I tweeted the following (and no, don’t worry, it’s not flippant):
Politics
The 4th Estate and Dirty Politics.
By Scott Milne There has been quite a bit of discussion about the role of the press, and some on the left – me included – perhaps a bit critical of the role that the press has played in Dirty Politics.
Politics
I was a Mormon, then I wasn’t: Jacinda Ardern
She’s pretty much everyone’s favourite Labour MP. Despite all the in-fighting and muck-raking and general ickiness that has beset the Labour party
Politics
No bullshit: Andrew Little
Andrew Little is straight up and down. He’s a man of no bullshit. What you see is what you get. He’ll give you answers that are honest and thoughtful. That’s the narrative that he wants to build.
Politics
Chin up kids, it’ll be ok
So the election of Andrew Little was met with a wailing of teeth from my Twitter feed.
International, Politics
American Political Batshit: An Explanation
American Political Batshit: An Explanation by Adam Dawson
Humour, Politics
The time John Key lied and said I threw an egg at an old man
It’s 3am and my children are safe and asleep. There’s a phone in my bedroom, on my bedside table in fact.
