Some good news from Oz (crosspost from Crooked Timber)
Over the last few years, the Australian and UK Labor/Labour[1] parties, have followed strikingly parallel paths.
Over the last few years, the Australian and UK Labor/Labour[1] parties, have followed strikingly parallel paths.
A new sandpit for long side discussions, conspiracy theories, idees fixes and so on.
To be clear, the sandpit is for regular commenters to pursue points that distract from regular discussion, including conspiracy-theoretic takes on the issues at hand. It’s not meant as a forum for visiting conspiracy theorists, or trolls posing as such.
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My latest piece in The Conversation, looking at Australia’s belated move to adopt fuel efficiency standards for light vehicles
I’ll be presenting a talk at the Australasian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society conference. Title Irresistible Force* meets Immovable Object**
* Massive expansion in production of low-cost solar PV
** Entrenched resistance to deployment.
Shorter JQ: Irresistible force will win in the end
Presentation is here
Noah Smith has posted an interesting interview with Sarah Paine who looks at the distinction between maritime powers (in modern history, Britain and the US) and continental powers (everyone else). Paine sees maritime powers as beneficent creators and upholders of a peaceful and rules-based international order
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Continuing my discussion of the recent upsurge in pro-natalism, I want to talk about the idea that, unless birth rates rise, society will face a big problem caring for old people. In this post, I’m going to focus on aged care in the narrow sense, rather than issues like retirement income, which depend crucially on social policy.
Another Monday Message Board. Post comments on any topic. Civil discussion and no coarse language please. Side discussions and idees fixes to the sandpits, please.