February 2015 – Club Troppo

[caption id="attachment_22531" align="alignleft" width="404"] My one remaining lobster cartoon saved from the flames[/caption] I once drew a whole book of cartoons featuring lobsters in various...

On Democracy: Against elections

Nicholas Gruen

February 26, 2015February 26, 2015

Some readers of this blog with know my preoccupation with the shortcomings of Vox Pop Democracy. Here are some aphorisms from David Van Reybrouck who's...

Cultural Critique Economics and public policy Philosophy Political theory

Daniel Ellsberg on life and groupthink

Nicholas Gruen

February 26, 2015February 26, 2015

HT Paul Monk who cites this as one of his favourite passages. It's now one of mine. And a nice explanation of how easy it...

History

The internment of friendly enemy aliens

Nicholas Gruen

February 24, 2015

The Dunera Boys' views of their own treatment separated very broadly into two camps which also had something of a geographic dimension. Some regarded their treatment...

Cultural Critique Economics and public policy

S18(1) Australian Consumer Law: A person must not, in trade or commerce, engage in conduct that is misleading or deceptive or is likely to mislead or deceive

Nicholas Gruen

February 19, 2015

Bargains

Crikey Crisis Shock: We need 20 more subscribers

Nicholas Gruen

February 19, 2015March 11, 2015

Well folks, my bright idea of a link isn't working. We need 50 subscribers to qualify for the lowest price subscription to Crikey and so...

Cultural Critique Economics and public policy Education Innovation Science

STEM, Part culture war, part cargo cult: My latest Fin column

Nicholas Gruen

February 12, 2015August 31, 2016

Here's yesterday's op ed for the Fin published as Technology education is about more than funding: STEM is all the rage in education – that’s Science,...