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Paul Little: Rational thinking on the school syllabus
Reason and logic may soon be used as a basis for making decisions.

Paul Little: The bandwagon breaks down
Ricky Gervais ruffled feathers at the Golden Globes once again.

Trump, a new world's tallest building and a mission to mars - what's in store for 2020
2020 is shaping up to be a blockbuster for all of its 366 days, both here and overseas.

Top five columns of 2019: Paul Little
These were the most read columns by Paul Little in 2019.

Paul Little: Rocking around the Christmas tree
There is no such thing as a bad Christmas song.

Paul Little: Weighing up the risks of adventure tourism
There is nothing unusual about taking visitors to volcanoes.

Paul Little: Where's the harm in a little casual racism?
Just as well Jews have a great sense of humour. They're famous for it, you know.

Paul Little: A billion dollars isn't what it used to be
Today's peddlers of frivolous folderol have means of separating you from your money.

Paul Little: From the heart of Simon Bridges
COMMENT: The National Party leader says he is not a "heartless bastard".

Paul Little: It's a miracle any of us is alive
COMMENT: Life on Earth itself is a matter of dumb luck.

Paul Little: Should Cabinet ministers be allowed to play with guns?
Shane Jones touted an AR-15 while on holiday in Thailand.

Paul Little: Is $7.5b actually a lot of money these days?
COMMENT: Imagine what surplus might have been if business folk were looking on sunny side.

Paul Little: Neighbours draw the (clothes)line
COMMENT: Hobby Point appears to be suffering from OCD – Obsessive Community Disorder.

Paul Little: I'm as mad as hell about Greta Thunberg
COMMENT: The campaigner has continued to make her eloquent case heard around the world.

Paul Little: Te reo adds to our cultural identity
COMMENT: There has been no commitment to making our second language compulsory in schools.

Paul Little: Vaccinating kids against stupidity
COMMENT: Literacy and numeracy standards are complex subjects.

Paul Little: What do white men know?
COMMENT: I probably won't be first person to tell you that being a white guy is awesome.

Paul Little: Saving the world, one teabag at a time
COMMENT: Who would have thought that the humble teabag hid so much danger?

Paul Little: It's time to make 'Kiwi' extinct
COMMENT: It's time to stop people calling us – and to stop calling ourselves - Kiwi.