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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.
State-sponsored rape, lies and deception – then a cover-up operating right across official life.
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 28th November 2024
Soil carbon markets are going to collapse. And that’s a good thing.
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 21st November 2024
I was reading some arguments by Bettina Arndt recently about women dominating the legal profession, especially in the Family Law sphere, so I thought I would the check the facts. This is my modus operandi. Read polar views on an issue (I also consult OurWatch and White Ribbon on issues like this) but then check the facts to see who deceive and lie (which these days go under the Orwellian names of “mis” and “dis” information).
Prosper Australia today released new research examining Australia’s resource royalties. Australian states could capture an additional $14.5 billion in revenue each year by moving to a more flexible royalty model with variable rates that adjust to market conditions.
If scientific fraud represents five per cent of scientific papers, we might well expect to have a great deal of philosophic fraud as well. But how can we detect philosophy’s fraudsters? Here’s a first attempt at some rules of thumb.
This is a long post. So here’s the short version: this post argues that an unknown but non-zero portion of philosophical work is likely to be fraud. That is to say, some philosophical work knowingly offers fake wisdom rather than genuine insight. (I use Jacques Lacan as a likely example.)
As the US presidential election count continues, it becomes increasingly likely that Donald Trump will win. It appears that the majority of Americans believe that Trump is more trustworthy than Kamala Harris on economic issues, and they say that the economy is their principal concern.
The irony in this belief is that it is the opposite of the real situation, at least if we assume that Trump will carry out the promises that he has made.
The possibility of one or more Very Fast Train (VFT) lines for Australia has been debated for more than 40 years, most often being treated as a complete joke. However, perhaps that’s about to change.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has long been a supporter of VFT transport for Australia, and his government is now putting its money where its mouth is. As this article in The Conversation notes:
There’s a strong gerontocratic tinge to US politics of late — the youngest of Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, Elizabeth Warren and Mitch McConnel is Chuck at 73.
Many a theory has been propounded to explain this phenomenon, but a simple one shall be put to the test in a couple of days: Trump is the last of the political candidates borne of the media monoculture and so Trump will win the election comfortably.
What is the Media Monoculture and What Does is Have to Do with a Gerontocracy?