Commentary
It was only a few weeks ago on a video call with a Brownstone writer in New Zealand when I got an education about the reality on the ground. I told him that Americans had the impression that Jacinda Ardern was popular in her country, a fact which dismayed me. She, after all, became the most famous dictatress in the Western world pushing for Zero COVID, a woman adored by the media, courted by all the late-night talk show hosts, and cheered by Harvard students at a commencement address just last year.
