The case for free trade, how and why economists overdo it: Part One
I'm generally in favour of free trade. So are quite a few economists who have reputations for being against it - even though they are...
Troppo – the favourite source of blog-bots
I've just become aware of bot blogging curtesy of these three links to posts I've just put up. I guess they're part of the escalating...
Australians have constitutionally guaranteed voting rights
Well, the speculation in my previous post was essentially spot-on. The High Court has ruled in Roach v Electoral Commissioner (reasons for decision published late...
I don’t know if there’s fire, but there’s a little bit of smoke around
From today's Crikey! The NSW hospital crisis and an ALP hackette Alex Mitchell writes: In today's front pages is the story of a female emergency...
Stephen Fry blogs the iPhone
Apropos the discussion of a few days ago, Stephen Fry - yes that Stephen Fry - has some interesting observations on his blog about the...
Mobiles and car crashes: if there’s a link why don’t crashes go up when phone usage does?
I'd like to know what's wrong with all the studies using different methodologies that find a link. Intuitively I find that using a hand held...