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News That’s Fit To Punt – 04/Jun/2012
The Keynsian View Of The Mess Walk-off HBP sent me this link today. It’s probably pertinent on a day where 24billion dollars got wiped off the share market in Australia after a month in which 100billion got wiped off, thanks … Continue reading
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I Get Asked What I Think Sometimes…
12.8 million For Hugh, Nothing For You The news this week for film industry types is that Hugh Jackman is going to bring his next Wolverine production back to Sydney. Because the degree of my jadedness – my ad-jade-ment if … Continue reading
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Memento Mori Theory Of Art
Depictions of Death Make For Important Art Over the break I wanted to briefly write down some observations about the power of memento mori, but then I lost my post; then I tried to reconstruct it and lost my train … Continue reading
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Even More From Prof. Steven Keen
We’re In It Deeper Than We Think Pleiades sent in this link here. This bit caught my eye because in Europe they’re talking about recapitalising their banks. SK: There’s no sense trying to recapitalise the banks if you are also … Continue reading
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Even More From Steve Keen
Makes For Interesting Reading Here’s the latest from Steve Keen, sent in by Pleiades. So is the chopping of The Block a sign that the days of ever-rising house prices are over? Not if you listen to Christopher Joye (Property’s … Continue reading
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9/11 Remembered
A Decade of Two Wars The tenth anniversary of 9/11 is rapidly approaching. The media are rolling out interviews with people who worked at Ground Zero as well as digging up their archival footage. Just watching the TV promo spots … Continue reading
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News That’s Fit To Punt – 01/Sep/2011
Can’t Get An Even Break What a mess this Malaysian solution has turned into. And here was Julia Gillard, looking for a result, any result, that got over the line to break up the ‘business model’ for people smugglers. Now … Continue reading
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Manufacturers’ Blues
What Should We Be Making? Today’s theme on the news feed seems to be manufacturing. Pleaides forwards this number here on Crikey behind a subscription wall. The salient bit is worth quoting so here it is: But, as much as … Continue reading
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A Joke About Alan Jones
This One Is Doing The Rounds Alan Jones is coaching the Barker Boys U-15 Rugby team. He turns up to the team training with a parrot on his shoulder and declares, “If any of you can tell me what this … Continue reading
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