Monthly Archives: March 2009

Ned the Bear interviews Helen Liu

Posted on March 31, 2009 by Wicking
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Which club would you like to join?

Posted on March 30, 2009 by Patrick

Club 1:Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Cameroon, China, Cuba, Djibouti, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Malaysia, Mali, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, South Africa, Sri Lanka. Club 2:Bolivia, Brazil, Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Japan, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mexico, Peru, Republic of … Continue reading →

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Whistleblowers and travel rorts

Posted on March 30, 2009 by Ken Parish

Here’s a piece of blatant and unashamed recycling.  I run a discussion board for my Intro to Public Law students where they’re welcome to post and discuss news items with a public law angle.  Over the weekend one of them … Continue reading →

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Right in the long run?

Posted on March 29, 2009 by Don Arthur

"The hallmark of economics," writes Geoffrey Luck, "is not its ability to forecast the future but to explain things." So when economists or others offer advice about the future of the housing market, is it best to ignore them? In … Continue reading →

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Autism and violence

Posted on March 29, 2009 by Nicholas Gruen

I’ve always thought that autism is the doozy of mental illnesses. Many others come in ‘episodes’, and disabilities don’t get in the way of human bonding.  But autism, being related precisely to human bonding, does.  And parents of autistic children … Continue reading →

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Survey

Posted on March 29, 2009 by Nicholas Gruen

Andrew Norton has asked me to post a link to a survey he’s running on the policy views of those willing to identify with political labels such as classical liberal, conservative, social democrat. Looks interesting.

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The use of the lower classes

Posted on March 27, 2009 by Nicholas Gruen

Brad Delong’s (re)post provides a nice example of how capriciously the media create by analysing the ‘spin’ they keep telling us it’s their job to cut through.  In this no-man’s land primeval biases can run wild.  One such bias is … Continue reading →

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