Jay Kuten
Columnist
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Jay Kuten: A hard rain's gonna fall
Trump, free of the threat of removal, is anointed by his Trump Senate party as a monarch.
Deciding who lives and who dies ... it all comes down to money
What's our excuse for putting our elderly at risk?
Best of 2019: Jay Kuten: Cannabis 'evils' are noise
Legalising cannabis may give the far right a field day for trolling us.
Comment: Why councillor should apologise over street naming gaffe
Comment: The "naming" incident at the council deserves our attention and concern.
Comment: Importing police brutality
A NZ Strike Force Raptor won't improve safety. Ultimately police bullying affects us all.
Jay Kuten: US impeachment hearings breathtaking
Gordon Sondland's statement corroborated the testimony of less central prior witnesses.
Comment: Do you vape? It's killed eight people so far
Comment: Oils combined with THC or nicotine at high temperature are believed responsible.
Jay Kuten: Election for the future of Whanganui
It's local election time and columnist Jay Kuten discusses the important issues
Alleged bullying by MPs cuts across party lines
Bullying may prevent a clear and honest debate on the issue of choice in the way we die.
Jay Kuten: Publish and he's damned
Calling Assange a narcissist is psychobabble or misuse of diagnostic tags to diminish him.
Jay Kuten: More inconvenient truths
Just like the fate of real possums, that paralysis can be fatal.
Jay Kuten: Simon Bridges' pipe dreams
Simon Bridges is following in Richard Nixon's footsteps with politicisation of cannabis.
Jay Kuten: New day dawning in United States
Hope dawns as Democrats take control of the US House of Representatives.
Jay Kuten: Guess what ... the good and the bad of 2018
Trump v Ardern -- the bad and the good of 2018
Jay Kuten: Murderous darkness taints Saudi fossil fuels
Saudi Arabia annually cuts off more heads than Isis has done in all its years of existence
Jay Kuten: It's over? Judge for yourself
These hearings are not criminal trials. They are job interviews for high judicial posts.
Jay Kuten: Kavanaugh issues abound
Seating Kavanaugh would put the faith of citizens in the US Supreme Court in jeopardy.
Jay Kuten: Chester Borrows' admission of profiting from racism is welcome
If we could bottle Don Brash's boring cadences, we'd have a cure for insomnia.
Jay Kuten: An evil of biblical contortion
A country's greatness can be measured by the way it provides for its most vulnerable.
Jay Kuten: Lack of money means lack of freedom
Good advice for middle-class, well-off Kiwis, but what about those in struggle street?
Jay Kuten: Journey from acclaim to ignominy
Cosby created a fictional model that inspired others to become their best selves.
Jay Kuten: Keep the police out of politics
We can't have politicised police; we must be sure police act for our safety not against it
Jay Kuten: Marijuana debate needs clear minds
We need reasoned weighing of medical cannabis, without politicians' thumbs on the scales.
Jay Kuten: Power without due process
Forced out by sex allegations without the chance to defend himself.