Monthly Archives: October 2010

Charles Murray: Champion of elitism, enemy of the elites

Posted on October 31, 2010 by Don Arthur

"A degree from Harvard or Yale is not a pre-requisite for president", says talk show host Glenn Beck while Christine O’Donnell begins a campaign ad by disclosing "I didn’t go to Yale". If there’s one thing tea party champions agree … Continue reading →

Posted in Philosophy, Political theory, Politics - international, Uncategorized | 7 Comments

Government 2.0 as cultural labour and participatory government

Posted on October 31, 2010 by Nicholas Gruen

Previously on this blog I’ve outlined a couple of themes of mine about Government 2.0.  In a comment on a draft APS Social Manifesto I elaborated on both things and so I thought I’d reproduce them here. I think what you’re trying … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics and public policy, Political theory, Politics - national, Web and Government 2.0 | 6 Comments

Microsoft: Why oh why? (The usual grizzle which is really a bleg)

Posted on October 30, 2010 by Nicholas Gruen

It is a nice thing that when you ‘uninstall’ a program on Windows, if you want to keep all your information, your profile etc, uninstall uninstalls the program but leaves lots of details about your profile in shape. It is … Continue reading →

Posted in Blegs, IT and Internet | 3 Comments

Theresa the Psychic Tapeworm

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Ken Parish

As I’ve mentioned previously, I usually participate on a Friday morning panel show on ABC Local Radio here in Darwin.  It’s called 3 Big Questions but it really includes 2 serious ones and a rather silly one to keep things … Continue reading →

Posted in Humour | 1 Comment

IT and finance: now if we can sort out moral hazard we might be able to get ourselves an efficient financial system

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Nicholas Gruen

A striking graph showing the effect of IT on finance – it’s becoming economic to parcel up financial bets into much smaller parcels. From the RBA’s Assessment of Clearing and Settlement Facilities in Australia (pdf).

Posted in Economics and public policy, IT and Internet | 1 Comment

The missing populism of the left: Post Three

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Nicholas Gruen

I’ve posted on this a couple of times before – arguing that the populism of the left has gone missing and wondering why. This argues the same point in a different – shall we say ‘genre’. I agree with most … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics and public policy, Philosophy, Political theory, Politics - international | 3 Comments

Missing Link Friday – 29 October 2010

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Don Arthur

Welcome to Missing Link Friday — a quick tour of a few of the issues Australian bloggers have been following during the week. Will it become a regular feature? Let’s see. I’ll be running this alongside Ken Parish’s new reader-driven … Continue reading →

Posted in Metablogging, Missing Link | 12 Comments