• Building a democracy pyramid

    25, May, 2021

    Is democracy the best form of government and is it likely to be around in a hundred years?

    By Published On: 25, May, 20219.4 min read
  • 8, March, 2021

    Trump's America is the prime example of cutting regulation. Should we do more in Australia, or is that a slippery slope?

    By Published On: 8, March, 20218.7 min read
  • 4, January, 2021

    Why does social progress take so long? Why do some people resist change that will give us a better life?

    By Published On: 4, January, 202110.3 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
  • Social structures

    16, October, 2020

    WEIRD. It stands for Western – Educated – Industrialised – Rich – Democratic. Are we all a bit weird? How do other societies operate, and is it OK to be weird?

    By Published On: 16, October, 20208.6 min read
  • OK Boomer

    10, August, 2020

    We all had it better in the good old days did'nt we? At least that is what the current generation tell us. Here are some of the things from the good old days you might want to tell your children and grandchildren.

    By Published On: 10, August, 202026.6 min read
  • Laudanum bottle

    24, July, 2020

    We are programmed to hear the good story when we support something and the bad story when we oppose it. There are too many inconvenient truths.

    By Published On: 24, July, 202010.5 min read
  • Australian and US flags

    15, June, 2020

    Gun control is not the only thing Australia can teach the USA. Our electoral system is light years ahead of America.

    By Published On: 15, June, 20208.6 min read
  • 28, April, 2020

    Socialism and capitalism are often at war with one another but for our society to continue we must find ways to have them cooperate.

    By Published On: 28, April, 20208.2 min read
  • Long term and short term planning

    11, April, 2020

    Covid was described as 'unimaginable'. Why? We have had epidemics before. The problem was that this time, we had no plan to handle it.

    By Published On: 11, April, 20204 min read