Category: Political Economy

  • Guest Post: thefrollickingmole – The Unseriousness of Modern Prison ‘reformers’

    It’s becoming quite clear there will be a push for large numbers of current inmates to be released from jails as the new drip, drip of the campaign emerges. Led by the assistant Treasurer Andrew Leigh it will be presented as a pragmatic budgetary exercise, saving millions of dollars as non violent crims are released…

  • Rafe’s Roundup Sept 17

    James McPherson Report The disintegration of Russian/German economic affairs – first shots of a new trade war The Chinese fast trains trillion dollar debt disaster. Energy Matters Idiots guide to the Hydrogen Hype.  Pay attention Twiggy! The green energy transition has hit the wall. Save our Coal Power Stations! More Roundups from the archive Roundup…