Category Archives: Politics – international

Truth-telling in the epistemic quagmire of the politico-infotainment complex: Donald Trump Edition

Posted on September 18, 2016 by Nicholas Gruen

Pilate said unto him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and said unto them, I find in him no fault at all. The Gospel according to John 18:38 Picasso once famously … Continue reading →

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Deliberative democracy: A sad story

Posted on September 16, 2016 by Nicholas Gruen

This story from this larger study speaks for itself, but is illustrative of some of the themes of my previous post on deliberative democracy. In the spring of 2004 we began work on a citizens’ jury process that we co-designed with the residents … Continue reading →

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Ian Marsh: Australia’s gridlocked Parliament

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Nicholas Gruen

A friend of mine Ian Marsh sent me this op ed which one of the papers said it would publish last week. Personally, I’m not surprised that they didn’t. They’re waiting for it to be validated by being put through its paces here … Continue reading →

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Vox pop democracy and the division of cognitive labour

Posted on June 30, 2016 by Nicholas Gruen

In the last post,Paul Frijters dismissed my proposal that deliberative democracy mechanisms should have had some role in the Brexit decision. I don’t think sortition makes any sense in the case of something like Brexit. The notion that a jury of randomly chosen citizens … Continue reading →

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Effects of the Minimum Wage on Infant Health

Posted on June 27, 2016 by Nicholas Gruen

Effects of the Minimum Wage on Infant Health The minimum wage has increased in multiple states over the past three decades. Research has focused on effects on labor supply, but very little is known about how the minimum wage affects … Continue reading →

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Wanted: Ground rules for referendums

Posted on June 27, 2016 by David Walker

There’s a reason that the UK’s vote on EU departure seems so strange, and it applies regardless of whether you like Brexit or not. It’s this: the UK has made what might be a very substantial change to its own nature … Continue reading →

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Brexit and deliberative democracy

Posted on June 19, 2016 by Nicholas Gruen

I fantasise about the day when the people who fancy themselves the champions of liberal capitalist democracy – you know the Business Class set – will realise that they are munching through the landscape and, as Schumpeter argued – following Marx – … Continue reading →

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