Over the past year or so I’ve read for the first time a bunch of research into the economics of mental health, along with a little on the early history of psychotherapy.
Mental health is, undeniably, a big problem in modern societies. (It may have been just as bad in earlier societies too, but the data is much worse.) If we could fix it, people would be happier, more capable and generally use more of their potential.
What’s struck me most?
(Not to mention Overton’s Elephant and Overton’s Mouse)
William Hague has caught the bug for democratic lottery. And he writes about it well. This simple sentence is a nice little microcosm.
The biggest winner from the referendum on the weekend is John Stuart Mill.
There’s a strand of left-wing orthodoxy these days that deprecates free speech and brands opposing viewpoints as dangerous wrongthink. This firebrand mode of thinking is excellent at producing an engaged cabal of supporters, but its fruits will often face oblivion in the privacy of one’s own voting booth.
Wikipedia defines ‘grey liter
This post is rather long. If you want a point form summary, scroll down to the bottom. Secondly, this post does not represent the views of anyone else but me.
As part of his pre-election platform, the now PM promised to get an aboriginal Voice into the constitution during this parliament.
Since Albo basically controls both houses on this issue, we will almost certainly be asked to vote on his recently proposed proposed wording (emphasis added):
