Author Archives: Chris Lloyd

Time to Dissent

Posted on August 8, 2021 by Chris Lloyd

I have been fully vaccinated. I wear a mask. I believe that lockdowns drove the number of infections in Melbourne to zero. I scan the QR code whenever I have the chance. When I go to the supermarket, it is … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 55 Comments

Fair and Balanced

Posted on March 3, 2021 by Chris Lloyd

The Fairness Doctrine was a 1949 policy that required holders of broadcast licenses (so TV and radio) to air contrasting views on controversial issues of public importance. It was upheld by the Supreme Court in 1969 but eventually was abolished in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 23 Comments

Gay marriage rites

Posted on August 20, 2015 by Chris Lloyd

I think I am in favour of gay marriage, on balance, with some reservations. I would not wave placards in the street, or even change my vote on this issue.

Posted in Philosophy, Politics - national, Society | 101 Comments

Dances with wolves

Posted on June 5, 2015 by Chris Lloyd

I met Adam Goodes very briefly in a restaurant in Randwick in 2000. He was then not well known but my sports-mad son Oliver noticed him and pestered me to let him request an autograph. I eventually relented and, when … Continue reading →

Posted in Race and indigenous, Sport-general | 23 Comments

Domestic Violence

Posted on January 21, 2015 by Chris Lloyd

Domestic violence is constantly in the news these days which can lead to the impression that the problem is increasing. To the extent that scrutiny and public discussion shines light in dark places, we might have expected the real underlying … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics and public policy, Gender, Politics - national, Uncategorized | 14 Comments

Vision 28

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Chris Lloyd

How would you measure the safety of private motor vehicle travel? Let’s agree to focus on fatalities. Serious injuries are also important, but all the points I am going to make hold equally as well for injuries as for fatalities.

Posted in Economics and public policy, Ethics, Libertarian Musings, Society | 35 Comments

Burn after reading

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Chris Lloyd

Alex Stewart has had his 15 minutes of fame, but may live to regret it. Earlier this week he posted a video on Youtube. It showed him smoking lawn-clipping cigarettes that were fashioned out of pages torn from the Bible … Continue reading →

Posted in Law, Religion, Society | 11 Comments