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Category Archives: Innovation
Truth and love must overcome lies and hatred: The contemporary relevance of John Macmurray
Below is the introduction to an essay I’ve written about a Scottish mid-20th-century philosopher John Macmurray. Like my essay on Polanyi, this was partly a way for me to go through his work and set it down for myself. But … Continue reading
To fix the financial system, nationalise money, not the banks: Guest post by Michael Haines
Michael overheard me pontificating with a friend at my local café and we got talking. After lengthy emails on various topics including universal basic income, I invited him to post on Troppo — with this being the result. Michael has … Continue reading
Posted in Economics and public policy, Innovation
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What would a wellbeing budget look like? Hint: Not like New Zealand’s
Herewith a podcast interview of me setting out my case that the New Zealand Wellbeing Budget has a relationship to wellbeing which corresponds to a Pirates Ball’s relationship to pirates. It’s ‘themed‘ as promoting wellbeing rather than being thoughtfully crafted … Continue reading
Posted in Economics and public policy, Innovation
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Can you spot the countries with high vaccinations? Or recent lockdowns?
I am all for effective vaccines and have been impressed with how fast vaccines have been developed against covid, but I never expected them to be the wonder weapons some promised them to be. After all, the yearly new vaccines … Continue reading
Histories of the Great Panic.
How will Western historians in 2050 remember 2020? In scenario 1, “The Great Panic, a lost generation”, I sketch my best guess. Scenario 2, “A job well done” is the one I imagine many current Western governments hope is told. … Continue reading
Playacting government: Victoria’s COVID response
Life in the West is increasingly reminding me of the old Soviet joke. “We pretend to work, and they pretend to pay us”. Herewith an email I received this morning. Nick I am going troppo about the Vic policy … Continue reading