Sleep promotion takes off globally
I recently published this musing in my Substack newsletter. And coming across a further free kick from the policy world — something that would have...
Critic swallows book
The Sydney Book Review is my kind of book review. It's online and free. Ever since I joined the blogging revolution in 2005 it's seemed...
How Shorism might win Australia’s federal election
Looking at Australian politics right now, one thing stands out: the federal ALP has become a little Shorist. That seems like a good idea. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIVM5GbDVeM[/embed]...
Standards Part Three — Perverse by design: Parasitic comparative standards
Continued from Part Two. [caption id="attachment_35753" align="alignright" width="440"] If we had an epidemic preparedness index, we could have a league ladder of epidemic preparedness. Then...
Academia: when there’s no ‘there’ there
I The university is one of the finest creations of European culture. Alas, as a troublesome fellow once said, all that is solid melts into...
Practical steps towards Ivan Illich’s world
[caption id="attachment_35644" align="alignleft" width="1163"] For anyone who’s interested I recommend David Cayley’s series of CBC radio documentaries on Illich. (He’s the best broadcaster I’ve come...
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...