Kids, Capitalism, and the end of the Public Interest
In a classically neo-conservative review for the Public Interest, Kay Hymowitz argues that advertising is corrupting children: The truth is that hundreds of times each...
No More Power to Canberra II
There's an interesting discussion going on the Howardian power grab vis-a-vis the states over at Catallaxy sparked off by the resident representative of the Carlton-living,...
“Enough Misery to Go Round”
In light of recent debates at Troppo, readers might be interested in an excellent op/ed piece by Gary Younge in The Guardian.
Severe Policy Skills Shortage
A quick update on the IR wars. Kenneth Davidson has a cogent op/ed piece in The Age today demonstrating how lowering the minimum wage would...
And Now for Something Completely Different
As the intensity and pace of the Troppo culture wars over sexuality and schools diminish rapidly (though increasingly people are commenting elsewhere - see Tim...
This is Excellent!
Just eight days after she announced her retirement from blogging, to general and justified lamentations from her devoted readers, Gianna came back! Yay! Welcome back,...