Kevin O’Rourke’s ‘A Short History of Brexit’ provides an excellent introduction to the British muddle, but does not resolve it.
Read MoreTo Tax Capital Gains Or Not to Tax Capital Gains
Taxing the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,
Read MoreThe Sizzle and the Sausage
Is the public debate underpinned by quality journalism or is it dumbing down?
Read MoreMeditating on Nelson and Population Growth
The city’s motto is 'Palmam qui meruit ferat'. (Let him, who has earned it, bear the palm.) Not sure that reflects a modern New Zealand city. Why does Nelson deserve a palm?
Read MoreIs the Invisible Hand Arthritic?
The report on the failings of the life insurance industry raises the wider issue of how we regulate markets throughout the economy.
Read MoreAnalysing the Internal Politics of Brexit
The theories one uses needs to be explicit, especially when the issue is as complicated as Brexit or Trump.
Read MorePolitical Flapdoodles and Crises.
This column is not about the Government successes nor the Opposition failures. Its purpose is to learn from the various flapdoodles, some of which are significant, some of which are trivial.
Read MoreThe Art of the Deal
What advice does Trump’s book give to the current President of the United Sates?
Read MoreHow Neoliberal is the Government?
The Ardern-Peters Government appears to be comfortable with neoliberalism. Is that because it does not know of any alternative?
Read MoreWhen Will the Next Financial Crisis Happen?
If improved financial regulations wont prevent crashes, what is the point of them?
Read MoreDemocracy is Not Just Voting
The Way the Voting is Organised Matters Too.
Read MoreThe Census Flop
We have known since last May that the March 2018 Population Census is badly flawed. Does it matter? What can be done?
Read MoreThe Unprepared
That our bureaucrats failed to be prepared for a new government, is an indication of deeper problems.
Read MoreBrexit or Bust?
Brexit illustrates the challenges of economic independence and interdependence.
Read MoreThe Fourth Freedom
We need to rethink our strategy towards migrants.
Read MoreVanilla, Neapolitan and Hokey-pokey Financials
How prepared are we for the next international financial crisis?
Read MoreOf Memory and Forgetting
We need to learn what happens when public spending is repressed. It does not lead to efficiency gains. Sometimes the consequences are disastrous.
Read MoreIs Increasing Inequality of Wealth Inevitable?
Walter Scheidel’s The Great Leveler says that it is – almost.
Read MoreWhat If We Are On Our Own?
How prepared are we for the next international economic or financial crisis?
Read MoreShould Porkers Rule OK?
A new book extends the challenge of how to have a decent society for all. We can do better.
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