New Catallaxy

  • On the disputed origins of Woke ideology

    Over the weekend, a lot of interest was generated by the following video of James Lindsay at the EU parliament exploring the origins of woke ideology: Here is a transcript of the talk provided by Gilas: The definition of Equity – Woke is Maoism with Western characteristics. Hello. Thank you. I’m glad to be here.…

  • An antipodean constitutional arrangement in King Charles’ Court (with apologies to Mark Twain).

    Next week in Westminster Abbey, Charles Philip Arthur George will be crowned King Charles III of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and of His other Realms and Territories. But not everyone is happy at this renewal of the monarchy and would prefer in place of it a republic. Of course each…

  • Dark deeds of the official wind watchers

    Cockup or conspiracy? The fourth in the series of Spectator articles on wind droughts pointed a finger of suspicion at the meteorologists for failing to issue wind drought warnings. Was it just bad luck and bad judgement that accounted for the failure of the meteorologists to notice wind droughts? Or did it suit them to…

  • Famous last words “green investment opportunities”

    Australia is on the cusp of a surge of private investment in climate initiatives, according to the new chairwoman of the Climate Council, well-known businesswoman and philanthropist Carol Schwartz. “What’s exciting now for business is that we have a government that’s very supportive of initiatives to address climate action, and we have businesses that are…

  • J K Rowling as a #MeToo grifter

    The dark side of J K Rowling Thanks to Bettina Arndt for ventilating a side of J K Rowling that escaped my attention up to date. Rowling makes no attempt to hide her blinkered view about women’s vulnerability. A blog two years ago revealed that key to her concern about trans activism was her belief that women’s…

  • Open Thread – Weekend 29 April 2023

  • Bits and Pieces

    Barry Humphries leaving us is a sad event. In my view he was he was the best comedian ever. I’m not talking about duos (e.g., Laurel and Hardy, Amos and Andy) or sit comms (e.g., Fawlty Towers, Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm) or sketch shows (Monty Python’s Flying Circus, Little Britain, The fast Show) or Joke…

  • WolfmanOz at the Movies #68

    Hope is a good thing Was what prisoner Andy Dufresne says to his fellow prisoner and close friend Ellis “Red” Redding in the superlative prison drama film The Shawshank Redemption. Released in 1994, the film was a box-office disappointment and despite being nominated for a swag of awards it wasn’t until its release on VHS…

  • A female trans-Jizya is now upon us.

    The Jizya is an Islamic poll tax that was levied on those who would not convert. The Jizya was designed to both penalise and humiliate the non-believer. For their tribute the non-believer both buys protection from the overlord and submits themselves publicly before the Collector of the Jizya. In this way, the unbeliever – and…

  • Open Thread – Tues 25 April 2023

  1. Biobots arise from the cells of dead organisms ? pushing the boundaries of life, death and medicine (theconversation.com) Biobots arise…

  2. I drove past Battlestar Galactica a few times. Just bizzare. Didn’t a Coles Myer CEO do time for fraud?

  4. Elizabeth (Lizzie) Beare  September 24, 2024 10:25 pm Hairy has just found out what the kerfuffle seems to have been…

  5. Pricing for many things we buy is designed to make comparison essentially impossible eg mobile phone plans. Electricity is getting…

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