TweetIt has been twenty years since the Chinese Government crushed a peaceful pro-Democracy protest in Tiananmen Squre, Beijing. ¬†In order to limit the access Chinese citizens get to social media based information and conversations during the anniversary, the Great Firewall … Continue reading
TweetA very concerning piece in The Age:¬†Holden ‘could be sold’ as GM teeters. ¬†It’s not concerning that Holden could be sold, or that GM could fall into banruptcy immediately, or even that Opel is having troubles getting the support of … Continue reading
TweetChris Berg from the IPA and I were sharing memes – regarding how short is the new long in the era of the attention crash. ¬†We came up with a handful… ¬†But I’m tempted to extend the list to the … Continue reading
TweetWhile the Rudd Government has decided to follow an ALP tradition and create a massive debt burden for Australia, Australians themselves have decided to be far more wise and economically responsible, dedicating more of their incomes to savings. Check out … Continue reading
TweetIts a very scary budget. ¬†Rudd and Swan have been completeley reckless in racking up a record debt for us all to eventually pay back. ¬†$90+ billion in new spending, up to $300bn in debt… ¬†Raising the retirement age, cutting … Continue reading
TweetAn excellent editorial in today’s The Daily Reckoning with the title:¬†Government Intervention for Economy Makes Things Worse. In the editorial, Thomas E Woods Jr.,¬†a Senior Fellow at the wonderful¬†Ludwig Von Mises Institute¬†(and whose new book, Meltdown, is in its eighth … Continue reading
TweetAn excellent editorial from John Roskam in today’s Fin. ¬†It’s about the cheerleading mentality of Australian influencers regarding Rudd’s Keynesian stimulus package. My favourite bit: According to the¬†Concise Oxford Dictionary, something is ‚Äò‚Äòpathetic” if it invokes ‚Äò‚Äòpity or sadness or … Continue reading
TweetA great piece in today’s Herald-Sun by Andrew Bolt, about the battle between the ACCC and Visy – or specifically, Graeme Samuel and Dick Pratt. He makes a brilliant point: This must not be a country where the rule of … Continue reading
TweetI am so happy that the hard work of the Sound Relief team has led to over $8m being raised for Victorian bushfire survivors and Queensland flood relief. ¬†From my Sunday night email to the Red Cross, Think Creative, TEN, … Continue reading
TweetThere is some talk that the US Federal trade Commission (FTC) is looking at¬†regulating social media, with particular reference to ensuring full disclosure of “paid blogs” – in other words, the US Government will enforce that bloggers disclose whether they … Continue reading