A village in India reduced strife by eliminating dowries.

*US schools gave kids laptops during the pandemic. Then they spied on them.* The laptops were full of nonfree software, so the spying was done by various companies as well as by the school.

It might make sense for parents to permit a counselor to monitor a child's digital communications, one that has a medical professional's commitment to confidentiality and normally cannot tell anyone about what perse finds in them. However, when the child becomes an adolescent, at some point that should not be allowed with out per approval.

If the counselor behaves in a way that earns trust, the student may choose to continue this, seeing that it is not dangerous and may be helpful.

* The [London thug department] shelved plans to reform its unit dedicated to protecting politicians and diplomats [to avoid sexism and racism] because of "resistant and uncooperative" officers.*

*Living with Covid is not an option in New Zealand — we need near universal vaccination.*

None of the arguments made in the article are specific to New Zealand, as far as I can see.

It could be that new techniques can reduce the rate of infection from indoor activities. For instance, using UV light to sterilize indoor air might be helpful.

A poll found that over 3/4 of the UK public support eight strong measures for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

A carbon tax should increase year by year on a preannounced schedule, to give the vice a turn every year. This way, investors will be able to estimate what the carbon tax will do to the value of any proposed investment, ten years or 20 years in the future.