New Catallaxy

  • The ABC does not exist in a vacuum

    Gerard Henderson regularly and rightly criticises the ABC. A “staff collective” he calls it, which has not one single conservative commentator presenting a prominent show. I can’t speak first hand these days. I neither watch nor listen to the ABC. I suppose episodes of Four Corners, e.g., on the Trump “Russian collusion”, the 7.30 report…

  • Open Thread – Weekend 10 June 2023

  • May you live in interesting times

    You already probably know Mearsheimer’s view of the conflict, at least in respect of its cause, which he largely places at the feet of the US (and NATO) and the decision of Bush Jr. to move to have Georgia and Ukraine enter NATO. He again goes over this terrain but also looks at the prospects…

  • WolfmanOz at the Movies #74

    I think it would be fun to run a newspaper. It is with some trepidation that I write about a film that is often considered one of the greatest film ever made – Orson Welles’s Citizen Kane, released in 1941. This quasi-biographical drama examines the life and legacy of newspaper tycoon Charles Foster Kane, brilliantly played by…

  • Brereton’s Backup

    Note: this article was written in January of 2021, after publication of the Brereton report. It didn’t find a publisher at that time. Cats may appreciate this and a companion article. Note that the Brereton report has been moved. The most interesting, and in many ways the most useful, part of the Brereton report is…

  • No officers were harmed in the making of this report

    Note: this article was written in January of 2021, after publication of the Brereton report. It didn’t find a publisher at that time. Cats may appreciate this and a companion article. Note that the Brereton report has been moved. It’s like this, in the gospel according to Brereton… All that said, it was at the…

  • Open Thread – Tues 6 June 2023

  • Insanity Reigns

    Chris Bowen, Minister for Climate Change and Energy, is gung-ho for more wind despite rising power prices and evidence of frequent and extensive wind droughts across the whole of Australia’s National Electricity Market (NEM). Apropos the period from 11 am on August 7 until 4 am on August 9. For 42 hours wind delivered just…

  • On the edge of the cliff

    With the closure of Liddell power station we have crossed the line into uncharted territory. Now it actually matters whether the wind blows continuously, or at last between sunset and sunrise.  it does not, although continental wind droughts have only been studied since about 2010 when Paul Miskelly and others started to look at the…

  • Rabz’ Radio Show June 2023 – Favourite Songs

    All killer, no filler, Cats. One of the many things I love about music is its effortless ability to transfer you back to a particular time and place, emphatically triggering memories. But what exactly are the constituent parts of that rare beast, a favourite song? To me, the most important aspect (obviously) is the music,…

  1. When in Rome a few days ago we went to visit the Borghese museum to see Bernini’s Appollo and Daphne statue…

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