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Author Archives: Rafe Champion
David Leyonhjelm. Free speech is a lot more than 18C
Free speech is a lot more than the right to freely comment on issues of race – important though that is. There is other legislation that contains restrictions on speech just as oppressive and infantile as Section 18c of the … Continue reading
Posted in Freedom of speech, Guest Post, Rafe
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David Leyonhjelm on the Australian of the Year awards
The Australian of the Year Awards cost taxpayers $4 million each year – which means every Australian chips in nearly 20 cents. I want my money back. Ever since Tim Flannery got the gong in 2007, these Awards have become … Continue reading
Posted in Guest Post, Rafe
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A bit about Trump’s main man Stephen Bannon
David Horowitz profile of Trump’s chief strategist Stephen Bannon Trump, then trailing in the polls, shook up his team and made Stephen K. Bannon the CEO of his campaign. Within weeks the Trump ship began to turn around, then move … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
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Heads up from Keith Windschuttle on the Aboriginal recognition agenda
A note on a very important volume from Quadrant Books. The Break-up of Australia: The Real Agenda Behind Aboriginal Recognition sounds a warning about the slippery slope that will lead from the apparently innocent recognition of the “First People” in … Continue reading
Posted in Australian Story, Rafe
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For nerds and Popper fans
A talk by a major scientist on Popper’s philosophy of science and how it helped his career. Mostly good but a bit weak on some points, especially the function of consensus, he thinks that frauds are rapidly found out.
Posted in Philosophy, Rafe
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William Happer on global warming
A nice interview with a scientist who knows a bit about atmospheric physics and related matters. He was sacked from the Department of Energy by Al Gore but don’t be put off. A lot of information and telling arguments. He … Continue reading
David Leyonhjelm on good debt and bad debt
In delivering more debt and deficits, Treasurer Scott Morrison recently made a point of explaining that there is good debt and bad debt. Bad debt is when the Government borrows to fund things that are lapped up straight away and … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Guest Post
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Judith Curry the latest casualty in the climate wars
Just as a breath of fresh air on the climate front is approaching in Washington DC, Judith Curry has bailed out of Georgia Tech. A deciding factor was that I no longer know what to say to students and postdocs … Continue reading
More items of interest Jan 3
Dr Dan from Washington DC says, workers do best in unregulated markets. For bean counters. Update of US climate change funding. As they say, a billion here and a billion there, and soon you are talking real money. Screw the … Continue reading
David Leyonhjelm on greenhouse policy
Once again, the Government has been getting its knickers in a knot over climate change. And once again, despite three politically shrewd options to choose from, it is choosing a dumb fourth option. The first of the shrewd options is … Continue reading