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The Return of the Entrepreneur-Statesman

April 27, 2025 By Nicholas Kerr Leave a Comment

From Washington’s merchant roots to Elon Musk’s free-speech crusade, America’s business leaders have long shaped liberty—but too often ceded ground to big government. A new crop of outspoken CEOs is reviving that founders’ tradition, echoing New Zealand’s 1980s reforms and proving entrepreneurs can still unlock prosperity by challenging state overreach.

Filed Under: Policy Rants Tagged With: bill gates, Doug Myers, elon musk, marc andreesen, Roger Kerr, sir ron trotter

Trump’s Path Back: How Shifting Politics and Powerful Voices Reshaped the Election

November 6, 2024 By Nicholas Kerr Leave a Comment

Colin Wright

Obama’s subtle snub of Harris, voter fatigue with executive overreach, and the vocal support of CEOs like Elon Musk and Bill Ackman reset the 2024 race. By shifting the Overton window on immigration, the economy, and constitutional norms, these business voices helped clear a surprising path back to power for Donald Trump.

Filed Under: Policy Rants Tagged With: Donald Trump, new zealand, Obama

Electoral College Critics: Ready to Reconsider Your Favorite Leaders?

October 21, 2024 By Nicholas Kerr Leave a Comment

US Constitution

Critics often bash the U.S. Electoral College as undemocratic, but is it really an outlier? This post argues that many advanced democracies—including those led by progressive icons like Trudeau and Ardern—also don’t elect their leaders through direct popular votes. Maybe it’s time to rethink our stance.

Filed Under: Policy Rants Tagged With: charles cooke, electoral college, jacinda ardern, justin trudeau

Isolationist policies start to catch NZ up

March 8, 2024 By Nicholas Kerr Leave a Comment

On the eve of Prime Minister Helen Clark’s meeting with United States President George W. Bush, and other officials, it is not just the US in Anzus that New Zealand should be concerned about, writes NICHOLAS KERR. Closer to home, our relationship with Australia is not what it used to be either. [This op-ed originally […]

Filed Under: Policy Rants Tagged With: Anzus, australia, brian mulroney, Canada, george w bush, helen clark, new zealand, united states

Loving Uncle Sam

March 8, 2024 By Nicholas Kerr Leave a Comment

This country’s education system has failed for decades to provide young New Zealanders with any context of the world’s only superpower and its people. There was virtually no mention of America during my own schooling; the only foreign country we studied was the global nonentity Fiji.

Filed Under: Policy Rants Tagged With: david lange, helen clark, new zealand, united states

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I’m Nicholas, a marketing consultant and dad in Dallas, TX. I like to follow policy debates, chat about parenting and share stories. Read More…

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