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March 24, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

MAJORITY. WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR? – Nothing. Say it again. In the House. In the Senate. And then there is the White House. President Donald Trump grudgingly signed a …

Politics

March 18, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

BECAUSE SOMEONE HAS TO CARE, THE AMERICAN EDITION – Another grim milestone, this time from across the Pacific: The national debt exceeded $21 trillion for the first time on Thursday, …

Politics

March 16, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

BECAUSE SOMEONE HAS TO CARE – It’s official – the “conservative” Coalition government has now accumulated more government debt in five years in office than its predecessor, Labor, had in …

Life / Politics

March 10, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

PLEASE AUSTRALIA, BE MORE LIKE HOUSTON – Some staggering figures that go towards explaining housing unaffordability in Australia: Everybody complains about high housing prices these days. But would you live …

Politics

March 9, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

OF SHARKS AND STEEL – It looks like the Australian metal exporters might be spared the wrath of The Don thanks to an unusual intervention from a friend: Greg Norman, …

Politics

March 6, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

IN WHICH I LOSE ANY RESPECT I HAD FOR NICHOLAS SARKOZY – There was a time when I had some time for Sarkozy – nice life story, banging a supermodel, …

Politics

February 28, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

THIS WILL END WELL – South Africa goes full Zimbabwe. Never go full Zimbabwe. South Africa’s parliament has voted in favour of a motion that will begin the process of amending …

Politics

Waste not to go nuclear waste

February 27, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

This morning I’ve woken up to a News.com.au headline “Cory Bernardi says a nuclear power dump could make us the ‘Saudi Arabia of the south’”. I promise I will resist …

Politics

February 19, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

ONE SMALL STEP – Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman continues to sheikh things up: Women in Saudi Arabia can now open their own businesses without the consent of a husband or …

Politics

February 12, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

TIME TO BUST? – Two interesting (and long) pieces about the Four Horsemen (sorry, Horsepeople (Centaurs?)) of App-ocalypse. Scott Galloway at “Esquire”: And “Eve Smith” at “Economist”: Both worth your …

Politics

February 11, 2018February 12, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

THE SADDEST POST OF THE DAY – From Glenn Reynolds: THAT WAS A BIPARTISAN PROJECT, ACCOMPLISHED WITH HELP FROM THE IRS: Republicans Repeal The Tea Party. The sad truth is, there’s …

Politics

To the far right of the far left

February 7, 2018February 7, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

One of my pet peeves is the mainstream media using the label “far-right” not as any sort of an accurate description but as a dog-whistle to their progressive audiences. Just …

Politics

February 5, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

LIFE IMITATES HARRY POTTER, AGAIN AND AGAIN – It’s not just that no one talks about government debt anymore – no one thinks about it either: It was another crazy …

Politics

January 23, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

OXFAM DOESN’T HEART BILLIONAIRES – A new billionaire is created every other day. The three richest Americans have the same amount of wealth as the poorest half of the U.S. …

Politics

January 11, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

POLAND AND MIGRANTS – For a long time now, Poland finds itself in the sights of the European Union (together with Hungary) for its refusal to take its “quota” of …

Books

20 best books I’ve read in 2017

January 2, 2018August 2, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

I read. Too much. In fact, my New Year’s resolution for 2018 is to read less, and instead fill that time with some more profitable pursuits, like making some profits …

Politics

December 29, 2017 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

GUARDIAN’S “UTOPIAN THINKING” – Abi wants your money: Step 1: Work your whole life, with the government taking a large proportion of your earnings and spending most of it to fund welfare and other …

Politics

December 27, 2017 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

WHO’S UP, WHO’S DOWN – Forecasting is not an exact science, but interesting nevertheless: The 2018 World Economic League Table, released today, projects that Australia will jump two spots to …

Politics

December 16, 2017 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

THIS IS WHY WE ELECT CONSERVATIVES – Or at least kinda-conservatives: In 1960, there were approximately 20,000 pages in the Code of Federal Regulations. Today there are over 185,000 pages, …

Politics

December 15, 2017 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

ICECUBONOMICS – The man who made millions understands how the economy works: The bullshit “tax cut” in a nut shell:Take the money from the people. Give it to corporations so …