Dan Moskovitz

Across much of the democratic world, a familiar pattern has emerged across various elections: young men, once part of the left’s natural base, are shifting right. In the UK and Germany, young men have been twice as likely than young women to support right-wing populist parties such as Reform and AfD. South Korean conservative parties hold a 30% advantage among young male voters. The same holds true across much of the rest of Europe and Canada, though curiously not Australia. Traditional...

The government has moved to scrap final year fees-free, resulting in up to $12,000 of extra costs for future and current students. When announced by Labour in 2018 (then as first year fees-free), the policy had four major goals: to reduce financial barriers to education, support life-long learning, reduce learner debt, and increase participation. A 2024 Ministry of Education analysis found that out of the four goals, the policy had only reduced learner debt and recommended scrapping it...

CW: Sexual Violence, Strangulation, Death Rough sex and sexual strangulation are becoming more and more common among students. An understanding of the risks involved, which can include headaches, pain, memory gaps, unconsciousness, or even death, is not. In the US and Australia, just under 60% of undergraduates have experienced sexual strangulation. While statistics from Aotearoa aren’t available, a report commissioned by ACC found sexual assault services were seeing admissions due to choking...