Monthly Archives: June 2013

Blacks to the back of the bus: Part Two. Guest Post by Mike Pepperday

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Nicholas Gruen

Iwrote a report, much as set out in Part 1, and sent it to the WA Equal Opportunity Commission and other people at the end of January, 1990. The Human Rights Commission in Sydney phoned in February to say they … Continue reading →

Posted in Political theory, Politics - national, Race and indigenous | 3 Comments

Poor parents? – Andrew Leigh on poverty and the family

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Don Arthur

"For too long, progressives have been scared off issues of family structure and parenting by a fear of being misinterpreted as blaming some of the hardest-working people in society", says Andrew Leigh. But for many of today’s progressives, raising issues … Continue reading →

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On ‘Battlers and Billionaires’ by Andrew Leigh

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Paul Frijters

I just read Andrew Leigh’s new book that he will launch July 1st in Canberra, July 2nd in Melbourne, and July 3rd in Sydney. I encourage you to attend one of these because it’s a ‘good yarn’. In this new … Continue reading →

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The co-operation and assistance of great multitudes

Posted on June 28, 2013 by Nicholas Gruen

Like Adam Smith said “In civilized society [man] stands at all times in need of the co-operation and assistance of great multitudes, while his whole life is scarce sufficient to gain the friendship of a few.” And for his own … Continue reading →

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Blacks to the back of the bus: Part one: guest post by Mike Pepperday

Posted on June 28, 2013 by Nicholas Gruen

There have been some recent racism incidents and the awkwardness of speaking up about it. I am way ahead of them. This was written in 1991. “X” and “Y” have been substituted here for bus company names. Blacks to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Philosophy, Political theory | 2 Comments

Nobel Prizes: the hard way

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Nicholas Gruen

I didn’t know this – until my son told me. From this website. Sometimes it is necessary for doctors to get access to the heart either for diagnosis or treatment. The simplest way to do this might seem to be … Continue reading →

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Before you ask “what does it mean?”, ask “does it mean anything?”

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Richard Tsukamasa Green

This year, and the last, the lovely Lowy Institute Poll has produced a headline grabbing finding that Australians, and particularly young Australians, are ambivalent about democracy. The search for meaning was on. This year it was attributed, in part, to a … Continue reading →

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