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Drone killings erode social constraint on using violence

The drone killing of an (unnamed) New Zealander in Yemen should prompt us to look at the ethics of this practice.

Labour failing to learn the political positioning lessons from the 1996 and 2002 elections

In 1996 and 2002 the people’s perception of how well the two main left-of-centre parties could work together was a big factor in their subsequent electoral fortunes.

Countering the Nazi smears against Kim Dotcom

We have to defend Kim Dotcom against efforts to associate him with Nazism simply because he possesses a copy of Mein Kampf.

Technological advances increase Waihopai’s threat to our privacy

Technological advances may mean the Waihopai spy station is becoming an ever greater threat to people’s privacy.

Engaging with the NZ flag debate

John Key has stolen a march on the Left by pushing for new New Zealand flag, and planning a referendum process to choose the best design.

Russia not alone in grabbing territory for military reasons

President Obama would have more authority to challenge President Putin over the Ukraine if the US was not involved in similar landgrabs for military and strategic purposes.

Is the GCSB breaking the cyberbullying law?

The government is attempting to address cyberbullying in the Harmful Digital Communications Bill, but this action is compromised by the Government Communications Security Bureau’s complicity in the most nasty forms of cyberbullying.

GCSB complicit in NSA/GCHQ spying on Kiwis

I now know that people like me accessing the WikiIeaks site were being monitored by Britain’s electronic spies in the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ).

Cancelling Kiwi passports dangerous and illegal

The government has been criticised on several fronts for cancelling the passports of New Zealander’s wanting to join the rebel forces in Syria.