Students are disappearing from our classrooms. How should we respond? Some thoughts here: theconversation.com/with-campus-nu…

#OpenAccess from our latest issue - Dual Evolutionary Foundations of Political Ideology Predict Divergent Responses to #COVID19 - cup.org/3CLxmvs - Kyle Fischer, ProfAnanish & Quentin Atkinson

Many thanks to my co-authors and supervisors, Quentin Atkinson and ProfAnanish, for their help and support. frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

Donald Trump is a grifter, liar, narcissist, adulterer and yet he remains the front-runner for the Republican nomination. He has a real shot at becoming President again in 2024. How and why? Thoughts here: bassettbrashandhide.com/post/ananish-c….

The Govt wants to overhaul content regulation. Apparently, our censorship laws aren't fit for purpose- but maybe censorship is the wrong path? Even if DIA gets its way (unlikely, given the public response) what happens when international platforms simply don't play ball?

Come October, Winston Peters will almost certainly be returning to Parliament. There is a simple reason for this. He has capitalized on the rage against vaccine mandates. I offer some thoughts on this matter here: bassettbrashandhide.com/post/ananish-c….

I have never heard of anyone getting a Master's degree without getting a Bachelor's degree since the latter is a pre-requisite for the former. How did James Shaw achieve this? Is this even possible? Did he get an undergrad somewhere else?

Why is much of our policy making based on back-of-the-envelope calculations? Our policy makers can and must do better than this. My take on National's tax cuts and general policy making in NZ. thepress.co.nz/a/nz-news/3500…

Despicable but "incredible"? Saudi Arabia butchered Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey, Putin routinely kills dissidents in other countries and the US even kills its own citizens (Anwar al awlaki) on foreign soil. Another example, I guess, that India is now a player on the global scene!

Or the "world beating" Covid response! What happened to that hubris?

Is James Shaw "very smart"? If so, then what is he doing in the Green Party? 😃

Ummm...sorry to disappoint you. profiles.auckland.ac.nz/a-chaudhuri

ACT calls for Royal Commission into COVID-19 to open for public submissions newshub.co.nz/home/politics/…

Really sad. Would’ve thought Ayesha would be above this. Hipkins got Covid that’s why the original debate isn’t going ahead. This is a really yuck deliberate attempt to manipulate less engaged voters who don’t know this. Disinformation.

Claim that New Zealand saved 20,000 lives is inaccurate and meaningless. I explain why here: bassettbrashandhide.com/post/ananish-c…

Thankfully, our long nightmare is over. I am sure I will find plenty of fault with the NatACT government. But the mendacity, vileness and incompetence of this last government was so extra-ordinary that I feel as if a great weight has been lifted tonight.

I want to give a shout out to my Covid Plan B colleagues. We went through some difficult times at the behest of this government and their lackeys. But we persevered and it is gratifying to see that Kiwis have rejected the lies and the authoritarianism of the Labour government.

Yesterday, the team of 5 million spoke loud and clear and made obvious that they wanted no part of the mendacity and divisiveness of the last government. What a gigantic repudiation of the hypocrisy and unkindness.

Some thoughts on the state of NZ journalism over on LinkedIn. This seems to have struck a chord with a huge amount of engagement. Feel free to check it out. linkedin.com/posts/ananish-…

For those interested: The election was fine. Labour stuffed up. That is why they lost. Deal with it. bassettbrashandhide.com/post/ananish-c…