Monthly Archives: October 2008

Have a good weekend

Posted on October 31, 2008 by Nicholas Gruen
Posted in Bargains, Literature | 2 Comments

Jacques Barzun approaches 101 not out

Posted on October 30, 2008 by Tony Harris

Jacques Barzun is arguably the leading commentator on education and cultural studies in the 20th century but he has a low profile since his kind of deep but ideologically disinterested scholarship went out of fashion. Born in 1907, he turns … Continue reading →

Posted in Art and Architecture, Education, History, Literature, Society, Uncategorised | 1 Comment

John Clarke on LNL

Posted on October 29, 2008 by Nicholas Gruen

Comedian laureate of our bullshit drenched age, John Clarke is on LNL tonight. I love John Clarke and, on consulting others in charge of this website – including Dr Troppo – it has been decreed that tuning in is compulsory. … Continue reading →

Posted in Humour, Media | 2 Comments

Lessons to be learned

Posted on October 28, 2008 by Tony Harris

From today’s Fin. Several causes of the financial troubles in the United States – including the non-recourse nature of housing loans – were known to be problems before the crisis erupted. Other factors – such as falls in American house … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics and public policy | 22 Comments

Deposit Insurance: dealing with the wholesale ramifications

Posted on October 28, 2008 by Fred Argy

The original policy, as announced on 13 October, stated unambiguously that to ensure that taxpayers are not disadvantaged by this guarantee, the Australian Government will charge financial institutions for providing the guarantee. The charge will be similar to an insurance … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics and public policy | 10 Comments

Leadership Masterclass

Posted on October 28, 2008 by Nicholas Gruen

Have you noticed that ‘masterclasses’ have become one of the latest victims of linquistic inflation.  I recently got this invitation out of the blue and into my email inbox. I know the esteem in which I am held by some … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics and public policy, Humour | 5 Comments

Adam Smith on Science, Paul Krugman on intellectual charlatans: Speech to CSIRO science leaders

Posted on October 27, 2008 by Nicholas Gruen

A few weeks ago, on the 30th of Sept to be precise, I gave a speech to ‘science leaders’ in CSIRO. Science leaders are early mid career scientists from around the world whom CSIRO have recruited. As the speech explains, … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Journalism, Law, Politics - Northern Territory, Sport - rugby | 54 Comments