Putting Labor in its Place
Andrew Leigh wonders why Labor performs so well in state and territory elections but so poorly in national elections. His favourite theory is one Andrew...
World Chess Challenge: Kramnik vs. Machine
Kramnik will take on Deep Fritz starting tonight in a six match game. I expect he's got very little chance - especially the way he...
Friedman and Keynes – a couple of reviews
One of the issues that emerged almost inevitably in the commentary on Friedman's death was the contrast with Keynes. James Farrell commented on the way...
In praise of boring politicians
Do we really want political leaders with vision? Now that it's leadership speculation season again, every speech or media appearance by a Labor politician is...
In bed with Polly Toynbee
While Blair's New Labour remains mired in the war in Iraq, Cameron's new-look Conservative Party declares war on poverty and makes peace with Guardian columnist...
Red tape and legal systems
A journalist from the AFR rang me today to ask me to comment on a recent report by the World Bank and PWC which is...