Crikey, Crikey Crikey! Out it goes: It’s on again!
Hi all, I was going to take a breather from the crikey annual group subscription this year, but couldn't help myself. I'm beleaguered with people...
Ultralight bleg II
Two years ago I posted a bleg asking for tips on buying an ultralight laptop. I ended up getting an ASUS U2e which has not...
Race calling – don’t you hate it?
A nice piece on how political coverage gets sucked onto the nihilism of race-calling. HT Brad Delong: George Packer: The Top of Our Game: David Broder...
The Origins of Homo Economicus
The New Yorker has just produced this profile of Paul Krugman. In it we read the following passage. It isnt that freshwater types believe that...
Our debt problems
It is surely elementary that the collapse of the financial system in 2008 caused a huge downturn in private debt and that public debt was...
Recent trends in labour market
In December 2009, the official ABS Labour Price Index was running at about 3% per annum. This represents a continued trend decline in private sector...
Along we go with BH0?
Regarding the Australian government's attitude to the war in Afghanistan, Hugh White had this to say on Lateline last night: I think they understand perfectly...