Month: April 2020

A shorter version of this essay appeared on the American Institute for Economic Research website. Titian, “Sisyphus” (1548-49). Introduction There are several deep intellectual and cultural issues which underly the bad policies being introduced by governments all around the world in response to the present crisis. This is only the most recent crisis in a … Read more

“Unfortunately, no one listens to economists” (1852) I have written some short essays on the following topics. The idea is to dip into the past to see what I can find which is relevant to things which are going on today. Jeremy Bentham on rule by “disinterested experts” or “the fallacy of authority” (1824) here … Read more

Something to cheer us up on a bright and sunny day. Observation Post I am back at my post observing the traffic on Pittwater. Yes there is traffic in spite of the lock-down and $1,000 on the spot fines. I am taking note of the boats’ ID numbers to make a full report to the … Read more