Opinion

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Indian election under way

Gwynne Dyer Extreme nationalism always looks foolish or even deranged to those who have not caught the virus, but in India it’s now official. In January, India’s Ministry of Defence started setting up 822 “selfie points” at war memorials...

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On rewriting the definition of hate speech

Clive Bibby During one of the rare occasions l was home in time to watch the lunch-time news, l was intrigued to note the main headline for the day being a call to update legislation governing the crime of hate speech. Perhaps because l am somewhat...

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Inward-looking US a global concern

Ewan McGregor The 20th Century was rightly known as the American Century as it became the industrial powerhouse of the world. However, it was not until World War 2 that it became the absolutely dominant political force. It emerged from the war with...

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Un-Civil religion at end of the rainbow

by Josiah Brown, Maxim Institute New Zealand is a melting pot, so what happens when the moral values of government collide with those of its citizens? What happens when the rubber meets the road, or more aptly, when the paint hits the pavement as it...