Niall Ferguson as anti-Keynesian schlock jock
Niall Ferguson, MA, D.Phil., is the Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History at Harvard University and William Ziegler Professor at Harvard Business School. Niall F's website...
Why good thoughts block better ones: Cognitive biases and the psychopathology of knowledge
Keynes famously said that the hardest part of coming up with the General Theory was not coming up with the new ideas so much as...
Only the rich pay tax: Zombie talking points on the rampage
I can attest to the truth of Krugman's claim that a zombie talking point is alive and well in the US, which hasn't really taken...
Environmental performance
Amongst developed countries, we're nothing special, ranking 51st. This is from the Yale Environmental Performance Index. Though plenty of caveats need to be kept in mind, and...
Observations on the Arab Spring (with additions on 28-04)
(memo to self) Probably the most significant geopolitical event of the last 12 months has been the regime change in the Arab world, where the...
Withdraw from the Refugee Convention?
Last night's riot and torching of the Villawood Detention Centre inevitably brings the asylum seeker issue back into the political spotlight, especially on top of...
Child abuse? Not in the “good old days”
This story triggered a bit of childhood reminiscence, not to mention reflection on how times have changed: A West Australian teacher who allegedly tied a...