- Is the British/German/American craze for fiscal austerity during a downturn based on research containing a crucial spreadsheet error?
- China's economic story is not one of the victory of markets over the state-run economy. You need to look sector by sector.
- Malcolm Jorgensen on John Howard's Iraq speech: 'To devise strategy from a reactive sense of vulnerability is an abdication of leadership.'
- Will SBY's rumoured cabinet reshuffle lead to a lifting of cattle quotas that hurt Australian exports? (Thanks Peter.)
- The Economist: 'Planting two bombs at the Boston Marathon is a sick, twisted act of mass murder, but it doesn't necessarily augur any more widespread campaign of terrorism, and it doesn't imply the need for major behavioural or policy changes.'
- People's political opinions are more flexible than you might think, as a trick survey reveals.
- Donald Horne, the man who launched a thousand lazy op-eds about Australia. (And yes, I plead guilty to using The Lucky Country as an occasional crutch.)
- Canada's Conservatives waste no time in releasing attack ads on their new opponent, Liberal leader Justin Trudeau, son of Pierre. (Thanks Michael.)
Wednesday linkage: John Howard, austerity, Boston bombs, SBY and more
Published 17 Apr 2013
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