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Political leadership & Human agency
Should universities have to adopt free speech statements?
Nicola Willis's fiscal poetry contest
The media and political opinion
The State of Democracy in the 21st Century
Universities: how much faith do people have in them now?
AI: Who will win the master–slave struggle? Humans or machines?
Can Hipkins make Luxon a one-termer?
COVID-19 in retrospect: what was the political fallout for Labour?
Luxon said he'd grow the economy. Is he keeping his promise?
Indigenous government: what could it mean in Aotearoa/New Zealand?
2024, Year of Elections: how's it all going?
"The Crown": What the heck is it anyway?
Treaty of Waitangi Principles Bill
Candace Owens: should she be allowed into NZ or not?
Will the Labour/National duopoly ever end?
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Political nightmares: how to confront them
Conspiracy theories: how abnormal are they?
Do Celebrities Swing Elections?
French farce: how Macron couldn't evade his Nemesis
Harris v Trump: the great debate
Is there a widening gender gap in politics?
Polls – and the Harris v Trump Contest
German state elections confound the pundits
Radical social and economic disruption: Are we preparing for it?
Has support for Donald Trump grown in New Zealand?
Waitangi Tribunal puts dent in Crown
Pathways to Positive Public Administration
Hobson's Pledge gets wrapped up in its own nonsense
Politics making you exhausted and angry?
Hate Speech: what happens next?
Why do people get intolerant about inclusion?
Abuse in Care: a case for compensation
Immigrants who emigrated to get away from immigrants?
Biden bows out. Will Harris take the lead?
Is American politics turning conservative?
An attempted assassination – and political rhetoric goes ballistic in America.
Wiles v University of Auckland: landmark case or ivory-tower squabble?
The UK jumps to the left. France steps to the right – and pulls back.
Neoliberalism: what is it? Or, what was it?
Better leaders. Yes. But what kind of leaders?
Freedom of expression: is there a limit?
One poll, two different takes on Fast-Track Bill
Are the populists taking over?
How do you get better government?
American "democracy" in an election that no one wins
Is the NZ Government a "Pākeha Government"?
Politics at work: check your opinions at the door, or not?
Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi: will Parliament tell us what they are?
How much money does a candidate need? David MacLeod's predicament
Social Impact Bonds: an explainer
Why are Kiwis flying the coop?
The Greens: how will they get through their present discontents?
How democratic backsliding begins
Enrolling on Election Day: should it continue?
Te Pāti Māori exercise their freedom of speech
Trump 2.0: what might it mean?
Integrity: why NZ needs to lift its game
What if the wheels really did fall off the Luxon government?
Prime ministers in their prime: how do they perform? How does Mr Luxon match up?
Should Winston and Shane be worried?
Could Luxon be a one-term wonder?
University challenged – and found wanting
This is how heads roll: did Luxon take a leaf out of Machiavelli's The Prince?
Luxon & Co up against the ropes
Political promises don't match reality and people demand more for less
When surveys contradict one another
The Anytime News: what next for media?
Distrust in the media and in politicians: could it somehow be healthy?
A Superfluous Leader: Is Luxon actually an ersatz Key?
Hipkins refreshes Labour's red paint
It's official: Luxon missed out on a honeymoon
Lesson from America: how the left lost to diversity
Luxon & Co: leading the country in the right direction?
Restoring trust in media: it can be done
Freedom of political expression: a week of it
Allowance-gate: Did Mr Luxon take a biblical parable literally?
Housing costs grew in 2023: so, what next for Labour?
Grant Robertson quits – goes back to uni
Nicola Willis Resurrects 'Social Investment'
Luxon's trial by fire: How did he fare?
Luxon's Waitangi Speech: Would a robot do better?
Luxon & Co under attack. But Labour’s got competition
Acting up: the state of Seymour's nation