I keep seeing tweets like this – like multiple times a day for several weeks now: "scientists can and should exercise their democratic rights to advocate for what they believe", says @petergluckman http://t.co/UZfo9HXzQE — Nicola Gaston (@nicgaston) September 29, 2014 So I thought I should provide my thoughts. I agree. Scientists are people and should […]
Speaking of circle-jerking: "Their [economists] public arguments have an incestuous yet masturbatory quality that is exhausting to follow." — Trixie (@HaikuCharlatan) September 23, 2014 Ummm, hmmm. Anyone able to translate this?
There is an excellent post about the Green party, and considering how to frame itself over here – I recommend reading it. Within the post, a lot was made about the term “sustainability” and the inappropriate nature of the “left-right” divide. However, there is something I’d like to add.
Note: Eric has written a much much better and more detailed post here – my post is just a knee-jerk expression of how I consider the issue, and the types of broad principles we need to think about. One thing I missed during the election was the debate about whether government should pay for tertiary education. […]
Hey all. I see that National has made child poverty a focus of their new term – cool. Obviously “Child Poverty in New Zealand” has been a persuasive book, and I really need to read and review it here. This is an issue that is definitely important to consider, which means we need to think […]
As someone who is very interested in economics, but with a hefty distaste for tribal politics, elections and political parties are strange times for me. I have little to no knowledge of politics, but I have some idea of policy trade-offs and political economy. In this way, I see any comments I make about politics […]