Weapons: A guest post by John Burnheim
Australia is doing its bit to ensure that there will be a third world war and that it will be a nuclear war. The claim...
Where are the Chinese reforms going?
Let us look at the extraordinary non-covid changes now happening in China. The country has been reforming rapidly the last 20 months and I want...
Detox democracy through representation by random selection: Reprint
As Troppodillians may know, I occasionally use the comments section of Troppo to minute notes to myself — often references — to which I may...
The COVID-Induced Experiment on Interest Rates and House Prices: Is Cameron Murray As Right As You Can Be?
We've just had an economic experiment of epic proportions and there's really only one conclusion: on house prices, Cameron Murray is as correct as anybody...
Fatalism and counterfactuals in times of lockdowns
One of the more curious phenomena of the last 18 months has been the fatalism on display on both sides of the lockdown divide. In...
On Faust, Lord of the Rings, and lockdowns
A major theme in our book "the Great Covid Panic" (now also on Kindle!) is how a whole layer of politicians, medical advisers, and opportunistic...
The Great Covid Panic: now out!
It's here, the booklet I am sure you have all been waiting for. The one which Gigi Foster and Michael Baker slaved over for 10...