Desai and Hudson debunk widely-believed, finance-and-elite-serving myths about inflation.
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The Voice – up against Dutton and the Greens on a unity ticket; surely there is no case for Stage 3 tax cuts; and the Liberals’ election post-mortem. Read on for the weekly roundup of links to articles, reports, podcasts and other media on current political and economic issues in public policy. Many say that Continue reading »
‘Australian history does not read like history but like the most beautiful lies.’ – Mark Twain, 1897 65,000 BCE Homo sapiens first arrived in Australia about 65,000 years before ‘the common era’, or BCE. We cannot pin down a specific day for their arrival. We don’t use the abbreviations AD or BC of the Christian Continue reading »
Western powers appear to have no viable strategy to bring the Ukraine war to an end. The best they can do is keep Ukraine on life support. But, as Sun Tzu put it, tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat. Imagine if Ukraine had capitulated three days after the Russian invasion commenced in February Continue reading »
Supply of main battle tanks will commit the NATO allies and partners to the war in a way that makes their involvement irreversible and could be effectively the first major step toward a war with Russia. The tactical advantages provided by main battle tanks (MBTs) are readily apparent to anyone that has been inside a Continue reading »
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The snowballing investigations into Trump, Biden, Pence, and others over their mishandling of classified documents present us with a unique opportunity.
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Continuing shocks to the economy threaten the stability of democracies that already show significant signs of fragility
As the West throws the whole shebang at Moscow, the world’s largest country faces a moment of truth. Predicting the course of political events during particularly volatile periods, such as the one we entered a year ago, is a thankless and meaningless endeavour. Yet in such times, there’s both a need and an opportunity to Continue reading »
In the wake of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement of a “special military operation” in Ukraine, Central Asian countries, including Kazakhstan, have been reevaluating their foreign policy. These nations are seeking to strike a balance between their relationship with Russia and their engagement with other countries and international organisations. Central Asian countries, including Kazakhstan, have Continue reading »