In a country at war, the simple club night has become a symbol of resistance, a source of mental rejuvenation and even a way to help bring victory closer. Violence often visits the capital Kyiv, in short bursts maybe once or twice a week in the form of cruise missiles and kamikaze drones that send […]
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“The 15-minute city principle suggests you should have your daily needs—work, food, healthcare, education, culture, and leisure—within a 15-minute walk or bike ride from where you live. It sounds pleasant enough, but in the minds of libertarian fanatics and the bedroom commentators of TikTok, it represents an unprecedented assault on personal freedoms.” — The Guardian
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If you’re worried about the government confining citizens to life inside a walkable 15-minute box, then we invite you to the 15-Hour City: a metropolis so sprawling and convoluted to navigate only by car, you’ll need over half the day to accomplish the basic necessities of living.
In the 15-Hour City, the most important tenet is freedom of movement. Here, you can travel anywhere you want, as long as it’s on the handful of roads we afford to maintain with a gas-guzzling car that costs half your paycheck.
Setting the economic agenda Wayne McMillan Economic and financial commentators, central bank gurus, policy research spokespeople and treasury boffins use a language that could be…
The post Setting the economic agenda first appeared on Economic Reform Australia.Science is rotting thanks to bad metrics and bad publisher incentives.
More evidence emerges that, while Boris Johnson’s Government stepped in to prop up his old employers in the press during the pandemic, the favour was returned with helpful coverage Leaked WhatsApp messages between Matt Hancock and George Osborne have revealed he asked the then Editor of the Evening Standard to run a favourable front page […]
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In January, the U.S. and Israel conducted the largest joint military exercise in history.
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Monetary and fiscal policy frameworks for Australia part 2 John Haly This is a continuation of my October 2022 submissions in accordance with the review…
The post Monetary and fiscal policy frameworks for Australia part 2 first appeared on Economic Reform Australia.Yet more private equity corruption! And see how little it costs to buy the assent of public pension fund employees.
Homelessness study report and competitive neutrality Colin Cook The critique of the Productivity Commission’s ‘Review Study Report on the Housing and Homelessness Agreement’ by Profs…
The post Homelessness study report and competitive neutrality first appeared on Economic Reform Australia.Why handwringing about population decline is the wrong reaction.
Ecological reasoning demands perspectives that mainstream economics is designed to obliterate Gregory Daneke “Given the numerous disasters exhibited of late involving Mainstream Economics, various heterodox…
The post Ecological reasoning demands perspectives that mainstream economics is designed to obliterate first appeared on Economic Reform Australia.I spend a lot of my time thinking about global heating, where it’s often hard to be optimistic about the future. But there are some bright spots. In particular, there’s a good chance that 2023 will be the year that coal use finally begins a sustained decline, and relatedly the year the carbon dioxide emissions […]
General Paulo Sérgio alegou "falta de condições" para aterrissagem de helicópteros durante crise humanitária dos indígenas em Roraima.
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Outsourced Vodafone HQ cleaners face 'victimisation' after pushing for higher pay while cleaning next to millionaire boss, Josiah Mortimer reports
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Let's remove all the manhole covers. What could go wrong?
The transition to a steady-state economy: reply to Michael Keating [1] Mark Diesendorf This article is a response to a previous article by Michael Keating…
The post The transition to a steady-state economy: reply to Michael Keating [1] first appeared on Economic Reform Australia.Seems to be what most of us thought it was before the war ever started: try to replicate Afghanistan in the 80s. Keep Russia tied down till Russia collapses, supplying weapons and letting masses of Ukrainians die, avoiding US casualties. The country will be in ruins and not recover for decades if ever.
There are a few problems with this.
Russia is not the USSR. In many ways the USSR was stronger, but Russia is far more resilient. The USSR had a food deficit, while Russia is a net food exporter: one of the world’s largest. They still have a vast market for hydrocarbons and for their weapons. There is nothing the West can sanction that they must have. This is especially the case because while China and India have pretended to go along with the sanctions, both countries are moving into Russia in a big way to replace the Western businesses which left.
I’ve enjoyed Miriam’s posts on things, little and big, that restore our faith in humanity, so I thought I would share a little hope of my own. I spend a lot of my time thinking about global heating, where it’s often hard to be optimistic about the future. But there are some bright spots. In […]