• Enough to Live On

    6, January, 2023

    How much is enough to live on? Does it include an iPhone or an overseas holiday? It depends on what consumerism has told us.

    By Published On: 6, January, 202310 min read

  • Social Empathy

    3, June, 2022

    Changing another person's entrenched views is an interesting exercise in empathy and suggestion. Read more.

    By Published On: 3, June, 20226.8 min read
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    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
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    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

    The WEIRD spectrum

    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
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    The Good Old Days

    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
  • Eli Cohen

    Morality and Perspective

    25, October, 2019

    Morality largely depends on your perspective. One person sees a particular incident as perfectly moral and another as totally immoral.

    By Published On: 25, October, 20195.2 min read

  • Media. What you need or what you want

    22, February, 2019

    Media is a business out to make a profit. If providing us with what we say we want sold more newspapers, or got more viewers the media would do it. What do we really want?

    By Published On: 22, February, 20196.2 min read

  • Anglicans not Radical Enough

    5, November, 2018

    It is not often a religious group is accused of being too moderate. This is one of those cases.

    By Published On: 5, November, 20184.4 min read