Mime, misdirection and pyramid of code
The Gregorian revolution gave rise to a form of organisation that was gradually stamped out all over the Western world and then to its followers. Constitutional...
Figuring out the strange new rules of resource constraint
Just a decade ago, Australian labour was easy to find and infrastructure projects were often no-brainers. Now our economic times seem to have changed, resources...
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. The...
David Card won the 2021 Economics Nobel. Why should we fear minimum wage hikes?
One of economics’ most famous papers – the 1994 minimum wage study by David Card and Alan Krueger – has just won David Card (pictured)...
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...
Unseen trends and the society we are becoming.
Societies are evolving and complex, which often makes it hard to see at any moment where things are going. It was thus with the move...
Lockdowns and privilege
Consider three graphs that really on their own tell the story of the groups in the US/UK that did well and that did badly economically...