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- I Wish I'd Asked: Eileen Torney edition by Nicholas Gruen 09/02/2019
- What economic reform thinking might have looked like – if we’d bothered to do it by Nicholas Gruen 06/02/2019
- How Social Science could be taught. A vision for the future. by Paul Frijters 05/02/2019
- What is a 'policy hack'? by Nicholas Gruen 27/01/2019
- We're giving people Australia Day honours for doing their jobs by Nicholas Gruen 25/01/2019
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Category Archives: Political theory
Authoritarianism: GUEST POST by John Burnheim
Arguing with an American ex-Australian now resident in Canada, I contested his view that, of the three countries, America is the least and Australia the most, authoritarian. In part it was a verbal difference. I was taking “authoritarian” in the … Continue reading
The first page test: Hannah Arendt edition
There’s an amazing amount of dreck about – masquerading as the latest thinking. It’s not that there isn’t a lot to think about, so it’s easy to think you should read this or that. How to choose? One of my filters is … Continue reading
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The people’s voice: as rage and as healing
There’s a spectre haunting Europe … and the rest of the Western world. We have elaborate ‘diversity’ programs in good upper-middle-class places to prevent discrimination against all manner of minorities (and majorities like women). It’s a fine thing. But there’s a … Continue reading
Centrist strategic voting
This is my response to Peter Dempster’s proposals. I can see one important merit of them. Electoral politics is inherently polarising because electoral politics involves politicians beating other politicians to qualify to be politicians in the first place – by getting into … Continue reading
The Rise of China and dealing with American grief.
Like the world today, Europe in the 19th century witnessed major shifts in the balance of power, with new technologies changing how life was lived. Otto von Bismarck, a Prussian, saw opportunities in that chaos. He unified the warring German … Continue reading
PETER DEMPSTER: A strategic voting proposal in defence of centrism
Well folks, as you know, Club Troppo is the only website east of the whole damn Murray Darling system that has the reputation to attract the kind of high quality debate we’re in for tonight. So everyone, in your best ClupPony … Continue reading
My letter to the Financial Times: All finance requires is an upgrade for the internet age
All finance requires is an upgrade for the internet age From Nicholas Gruen, VIC, Australia Given the resounding “No” from the Swiss in the Vollgeld or “sovereign money” referendum, and despite Bob Sleeper’s relief (Letters, June 12), Martin Wolf’s central … Continue reading
