Liberty Scott

Morally it was entirely justifiable to attack the Islamic Republic of Iran. Many will disagree honourably because of concern that the intern...

Unless you're an Islamist, a tankie or a Jew hater, all of whom loathe individual freedom, secular liberal democracy and capitalism, you...

It's been three years since Russia invaded Ukraine, seeking to take Kyev and reconquer it. I was, late last year, rather pleased Trump b...

The last monumental change in the international system occurred in 1989-1991, with the end of the Cold War, driven by Mikhail Gorbachev'...

One of the greatest costs of the Covid19 pandemic has been the absolute shutdown of opportunity for international travel, for New Zealanders...

So much to cheer in the new AUKUS alliance.  Why? 1. It enhances Australia's and the region's defence . It enables Australia, New Ze...

Whilst much of the media has parroted reports that the "DPRK's internet has been shut down", few actually specified the sourc...

Writing in Slate , Christopher Hitchens shares my disappointment at Obama's complete failure to show any kind of leadership on Libya. ...

If you absorb the sneering, semi-automatic anti-Americanism of the left , which is seen in the words of many intellectuals, journalists and ...

With all the excitement of the "obvious" economic recovery in the U S, and the farcical sleight of hand by the Obama Administrati...

(WARNING - CONTENT BELOW AND THE LINK MAY SERIOUSLY OFFEND) This article is already popular. However it does beg some curious questions... ...

We all know the seriously unhinged right wing nutjobs in the US, the ones obsessed about Barack Obama's place of birth. How about the ...

There is, in the US, a rather unpleasant website called Punternet. It effectively is a website for consumers of prostitutes to rate their ...

Greek woman sets fire to British sexual assaulter : After resisting his advances, after pouring Sambuca on him to cool him down, the guy wo...

"Only the federal government has the resources necessary ..." That's called a lie. It doesn't have it, it is printing it,...

You’ll hear a lot about Obama’s print money package to stimulate the US economy by mortgaging on the taxes of people’s children. Curious h...

When a Kennedy bows out of trying to bludge off US taxpayers and follow the family's line of deceit, statism and undeserved celebrity st...

Obama's nomination was reported, and clearly North Korea's state and party apparatus didn't think there was any substance worth ...

For a moment I’ll let the cynicism wash over me, I’ll set aside how much hype has been generated about someone who has said so little of sub...

According to the NZ Herald Green MP Russel Norman it is now time for New Zealand to follow the United States. "After the dark years of ...