Charles Murray: Champion of elitism, enemy of the elites
"A degree from Harvard or Yale is not a pre-requisite for president", says talk show host Glenn Beck while Christine O'Donnell begins a campaign ad...
Government 2.0 as cultural labour and participatory government
Previously on this blog I've outlined a couple of themes of mine about Government 2.0. In a comment on a draft APS Social Manifesto I elaborated on...
Microsoft: Why oh why? (The usual grizzle which is really a bleg)
It is a nice thing that when you 'uninstall' a program on Windows, if you want to keep all your information, your profile etc, uninstall...
Theresa the Psychic Tapeworm
As I've mentioned previously, I usually participate on a Friday morning panel show on ABC Local Radio here in Darwin. It's called 3 Big Questions...
IT and finance: now if we can sort out moral hazard we might be able to get ourselves an efficient financial system
[caption id="attachment_13115" align="alignright" width="306" caption="Average size of equities trades plummets"][/caption] A striking graph showing the effect of IT on finance - it's becoming economic to...
The missing populism of the left: Post Three
I've posted on this a couple of times before - arguing that the populism of the left has gone missing and wondering why. This argues...
Missing Link Friday – 29 October 2010
Welcome to Missing Link Friday -- a quick tour of a few of the issues Australian bloggers have been following during the week. Will it...