Mind the Gap
Several years ago I posted a graphic plotting countrys GDP per head against mean lifetime and drawing attention to the tragic loss of life in...
Listen to economics
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Computer in a plug . . .
From UK PC world. A new type of PC which is incorporated into a conventional three-point plug is being released in the UK. The Plug Computer...
Social Liberalism – 2
The article on Social Liberalism is: http://www.cis.org.au/Policy/winter09/links/argy.pdf Any comments welcome.
The intolerant classes
Not everyone enjoyed my recent post about PoMas -- post-materialist consumers who live modestly but spend up big. Some readers were particularly irritated by the...
Social Liberalism
Andrew Norton, from the Centre for Independent Studies, kindly invited me to submit an article for the Policy magazine. It relates to the choice between...
Prius Rage
Why does Toyota's humble hybrid drive some people into a rage? Around 2005-2006, journalists started writing about "Prius rage", "Prius envy" and "hybrid hatred". According...