• The Business of Government

    11, September, 2025

    What happens when you mix business with government? Should a government be run by a business? Is that what Trump is doing?

    By Published On: 11, September, 20255.9 min read

  • Tariffs and Trump

    20, March, 2025

    What is the history of tariffs, and what is the Trump return to tariffs likely to mean for the world.

    By Published On: 20, March, 20255.8 min read

  • The Three Tiers of Government

    6, February, 2025

    Why do we have three tiers of government? Is there a better way?

    By Published On: 6, February, 20258.3 min read

  • Negative Gearing

    15, May, 2022

    Negative gearing is a unique Australian invention that is blamed for the lack of housing available to purchase. How do we extract ourselves from negative gearing?

    By Published On: 15, May, 20224.2 min read

  • Three Constraints on Democracy

    2, December, 2021

    Democracy does not mean a government can do what it wants. There are checks and balances. Here, we discuss three constraints on government.

    By Published On: 2, December, 20217.4 min read

  • Home Economics

    12, December, 2020

    What is happening with house prices, and how might some courses of action change the prices.

    By Published On: 12, December, 202010.7 min read

  • Drought Relief

    8, November, 2019

    We think of farmers' demands for water as fixed and the supply of water as variable. What if we fix the amount of water a farmer receives on an annual basis, and the farmer can plan around that amount?

    By Published On: 8, November, 20197.6 min read

  • Tariffs, Trump and Turmoil

    11, June, 2018

    Trump is the king of tariffs. Who do they hurt?

    By Published On: 11, June, 20187.9 min read

  • Re-create the Middle Class

    30, June, 2016

    Most civilisations implode when the upper and lower classes get too far apart. A shrinking middle class is a sign of a civilisation in decline.

    By Published On: 30, June, 20164.8 min read

  • A Sensible Tax Discussion

    7, February, 2016

    It is hard to have a sensible tax discussion in Australia. The losers drown out any reform that delivers winners and losers. How can we change antiquated and inefficient taxes?

    By Published On: 7, February, 20166.8 min read