Wow. The latest edition of the NZ Listener has a front page sprawling with the heading “Right Turn – The global rise of radical conservatism and its influence on Aotearoa”. We can barely breathe. Inside it screams: “Special Report – Right Thinkers – The sometimes terrifying ideas that are driving populist, right-wing sentiment across the globe.” Lock up your children. Hide your pets. Comfort your loved ones. Bob has read this article so you don’t need to. You can thank him later.