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In the good old days French children burned Santa in effigy

Don Arthur
December 2, 2011
Last year French parents were outraged by an advertisement that claimed Santa Claus wasn't real. AdWeek reported: "I have some bad news for you," a...
Politics - international

Troppo exposes secret analysis of the NZ election: Shock

Nicholas Gruen
December 2, 2011
I was sent the following analysis of the NZ election yesterday.  I was sent it by someone I know, but I can't possibly tell you...
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Susan Johnson’s memoir of a fistula

Nicholas Gruen
December 2, 2011
I read Susan Johnson's memoir - A Better Woman - when it came out a few years ago.  I like her writing - clear, insightful...
Bargains Economics and public policy

Different responses to a big opportunity

Nicholas Gruen
December 2, 2011
Look at this graph of the great tectonic shifts brought about by the GFC. Securitisation collapsed as a form of funding, and those in the official family...
Missing Link

Missing Link Friday – Tax, Twitter, meritocracy and other topics

Don Arthur
December 2, 2011
Lending is the right model for ebooks: Joshua Gans asks "If lending is the appropriate mode for books, then how would the business of publishing...

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