Ardern and Trudeau, the woke darlings of the Western world, are finally getting their comeuppance
Who knew that empathy wasn’t enough? Two leaders who got to their positions by showing how much they can emote, how much they can feel, how much…
Saint Jacinda has made controlling Covid a myopic moral mission, with no end in sight
If, like me, you thrill to see women running countries and companies, then Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand’s leader, was a tempting prospect. Her seduction of the world’s…
Jacinda Ardern is martyring herself and her country – and all for a failed Covid strategy
In certain quarters, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has acquired a reputation for being the most virtuous leader over Covid. The Atlantic called her the ‘most…
Even as a non-smoker, I think New Zealand is wrong to ban a generation from smoking
At the start of the pandemic, thanks to its immediate and draconian response to Covid, New Zealand became an overnight sensation, seen as the high-water mark of…