The bigotry we are blind to
(Cross posted from On Line Opinion) Australians are very mindful of prejudice and discrimination in our community, and rightly so. Yet, many prejudices are so...
Extraordinary measures in extraordinary times
[caption id="attachment_36685" align="alignright" width="417"] This picture makes the obvious point that if we got an extremely large person to put on extremely large rubber gloves...
How did the Chilean left crash their referendum?
I’ve been looking for an explainer of what’s been going on in Chile and, thanks to Brad Delong for pointing it out. Of particular interest...
On understanding the other side of things
The only education I ever got was in history. And what history taught me is wrapped up in the story the premier English speaking philosopher...
AI: is it coming for us? (No) Is it a big deal (Yes)
I've started posting things here that I'm drafting for my weekend newsletter — which you can subscribe to here — so here's another tidbit. This...
John Gray on Andrew Sullivan’s Dishcast
I recommend the first 15 or 20 minutes of this podcast. Defs worth the listen as John Gray explains where he comes from —...