I try to replicate my more substantial posts on Substack here, but forgot this from a few weeks ago. So I’m now making amends. When it comes to Magna Carta clause 39 is the one hanging in the foyer. No … Continue reading →
Psychology Professor Michael Inzlicht has a confession to make. He’s been peddling shoddy wares – his words. And he’s feeling quite bad about the whole thing. The work wasn’t just intellectually weak. It did real harm. Though his own proposals … Continue reading →
I came upon this explanation for millennials’ lack of a work ethic. I don’t want this to seem censorious of millennials. In fact I have no such complaint about millennials – but if my comments seem a little censorious of … Continue reading →
Understanding Business Building Insurance: Comprehensive Protection for Your Premises and Assets
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Most credible researchers believe immigration affects house prices. The questions are: how much, and at what cost? This post aims to establish some baseline facts on the basis of which sensible arguments can be made about immigration and housing. Key … Continue reading →
Essential Guide: Choosing the Perfect Payroll and Super Processing System for Your Business
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Advice for homebuyers and citizens: home-deductibility and housing guarantee schemes both deserve your derisive laughter, whoever backs them. Introductory note: Things move fast in the race to sway the aspiring Australian homebuyer. A few minutes after publishing the first version … Continue reading →
Donald Trump is still trying to slash his nation’s trade deficit. Australians may recognise this task: we tackled it in the late 1980s, failed, and found that it mattered less than we thought. Video: Donald Trump has decried the “ripping … Continue reading →
Epiphany plays an outsized role in the reductionist two-step model of invention. Step one is when an idea pops into an inventor’s head, and step two is when the invention spreads in an economy over time.
This model is misleading in numerous ways that would take a book to enumerate. Today’s column focuses on step two, aiming to one piece. How and why do businesses embed the invention in products and services while the invention spreads?
This article deals with Federal Coalition Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s election promise to force gas producers to reduce the price of gas for Australian consumers to $10 per gigajoule. However, according to a debate on last night Q &A between … Continue reading →