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Tag Archives: markets
When is bias no longer bias? When it’s everything.
Is Mike Hosking politically biased? I think the answer is ‘yes’. Is our media politically biased? I think the answer is also ‘yes’. Is our society politically biased? That’s not quite so easy to answer. But for a more worrying reason … Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, Economics, Free Market, Human Nature, Media, New Zealand Politics, Political Psychology
Tagged markets, Media, Mike Hosking, political psychology
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Seven Sharp, Campbell Live and TV Ratings – The ‘Nudge’ Factor
University of Chicago economist Richard Thaler and Harvard Law Professor Cass Sunstein wrote a generally well-received book in 2008 called ‘Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness‘. It was an accessible assemblage of very well known work in psychology … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Free Market, Human Nature, Political Psychology
Tagged journalism, markets, Media, political psychology
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A Tale of Two Tracks. Part II – Something new under the sun.
[This is the second part of a two-part post. In the first post I argued that our modern world is susceptible to ‘two tracks’ arising in all areas. In this post I argue that it is wrong to claim that … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Democracy, Freedom, New Zealand Politics, Political Psychology
Tagged Elections, John Key, markets, National, political psychology, Voting
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Underneath the ‘underclass’
Joe Bageant died on the 26th of March last year. Apparently, he was sometimes referred to as an American ‘leftneck’ – which is not a bad label for him. Bageant’s book (and, more generally, his literary life) has been devoted to laying … Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, Economics, Education, Free Market, Human Wellbeing, New Zealand Politics, Welfare
Tagged capitalism, community, economic history, John Key, markets, self-interest, unity, urbanisation, welfare, wellbeing
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Water, Waitangi, ownership and power
There’s a reason why we talk about property rights. Owning property without having any rights to it makes as much sense as having rights to something without owning it in some way. ‘Water rights’ and ‘water ownership’ are, in all … Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, Economics, Free Market, Freedom, Maori, National Identity, New Zealand Politics
Tagged capitalism, Freedom, John Key, Maori, markets, New Zealand Identity, Treaty of Waitangi
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City in a box
It was meant to be the ‘City in a Park’. But, according to a Press editorial, a lot of people in Christchurch have taken a look at the future and they don’t like what they see: The artists’ impressions of … Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, Earthquakes, Free Market, Human Wellbeing
Tagged Christchurch, cities, community, disaster, human nature, Local Government, markets, private sector, wellbeing
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California dreaming
If the future form of Christchurch’s central city now hangs in the balance, the outcome will depend upon the weightings given to two quite distinct sets of ‘instincts’ about how to create a vibrant, sustainable, thriving city centre. One set … Continue reading
Posted in Earthquakes, Economics, Free Market, Freedom, Human Wellbeing, New Zealand Politics
Tagged Brownlee, Christchurch, community, disaster, Freedom, Local Government, markets, private sector, wellbeing
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Devils, details, dark arts and Trojan horses
Allow me a Cassandra moment. Like the Trojans in the midst of a decades long war, living in Christchurch is, for many people, an experience with precious little long-term hope. Many people have, however, invested a good deal of hope … Continue reading
Posted in Earthquakes, Economics, New Zealand Politics
Tagged Brownlee, Christchurch, community, disaster, Local Government, markets
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Christchurch’s Second Coming
“And what rough beast, its hour come round at last Slouches toward [Christchurch] to be born?” The ground is now being prepared for the future incarnation of Christchurch. What comes our way will bear the marks and influences of the … Continue reading
Posted in Earthquakes, Economics, Fascism, Freedom, Human Wellbeing, New Zealand Politics
Tagged Brownlee, capitalism, Christchurch, cities, community, disaster, fascism, Freedom, Local Government, markets, National, private sector, unity
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What ground is ‘left’ when it comes to land, assets – and nationalism?
It’s the issue that won’t go away [and here], so it’s probably a good time to ask “Where should the left stand on the land (and ‘our’ assets)?” “Stand in the place where you live” – so sang REM in what … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Freedom, Human Nature, Human Wellbeing, National Identity, New Zealand Politics
Tagged capitalism, economic history, Freedom, ideology, markets, New Zealand Identity
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