Episode 10 of my – Podcast – Letter from The Cape – is now available. In this episode we learn why it is pointless for the government to set fiscal targets in terms of size of deficits etc. The purpose of fiscal policy is not to achieve any preconceived financial numbers. Rather, the government should…
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Episode 9 for my – Podcast – Letter from The Cape – is now available. Qu’ils mangent de la brioche – Let them Eat Cake. The rally cry of the elites when confronted with the reality that the peasants in France did not have any bread to eat. In this episode we examine modern variants…
Episode 8 for my – Podcast – Letter from The Cape – is now available. In this episode we examine the veracity of the progressive call to ‘Tax the Rich’ which proponents think will provide the government with more spending capacity to improve health and education services. We learn that there is no zero-sum game…
Episode 7 for my – Podcast – Letter from The Cape – is now available. In this podcast, we discuss the dangers that arise when we are lured into thinking that our experiences as households of our financial constraints and our budget somehow provide us with intelligence to assess the spending opportunities of our national…
A thorough dissection of America’s capitalist mythology reveals the sham to which lots of people continue to subscribe, despite growing nationwide suffering.
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It’s a holiday today in Australia and I am using the time to finish a major project so that I get started on the next (few)! I also published Episode 4 of my new podcast today. And I am listening to music so I can share that with you. Podcast – Episode 4 Episode 4…
From Iraq War veterans to a young Mike Tyson and her own brother’s battle with AIDS, Grinker’s photographs open a window from the personal into the political.
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