The marshmallow at the end of the universe
Psychology Professor Michael Inzlicht has a confession to make. He’s been peddling shoddy wares – his words. And he's feeling quite bad about the whole...
What ails millennials?
I came upon this explanation for millennials’ lack of a work ethic. I don’t want this to seem censorious of millennials. In fact I have...
Immigration cuts and housing prices: what research says (and media should report)
Most credible researchers believe immigration affects house prices. The questions are: how much, and at what cost? Peter Dutton's Opposition has promised to cut Australian...
How to raise first-home prices: Supercharge demand, and pretend you didn’t
Advice for homebuyers and citizens: home-deductibility and housing guarantee schemes both deserve your derisive laughter, whoever backs them. Introductory note: Things move fast in the...
Trade rips nobody off: A Trump-era history of recent Australian trade policy
Donald Trump is still trying to slash his nation's trade deficit. Australians may recognise this task: we tackled it in the late 1980s, failed, and...
Cheap gas? Cheap nuclear? Yeh nah
This article deals with Federal Coalition Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s election promise to force gas producers to reduce the price of gas for Australian consumers...
The ABC (ombudsman) stopped talking to me
There was an ostensible “news” article on the ABC news site about Trump’s executive order (EO) titled “DEFENDING WOMEN FROM GENDER IDEOLOGY EXTREMISM AND RESTORING...