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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 …

Politics

December 7, 2017 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

FIFTY YEARS MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE – Pew Research Centre asked 43,000 people in 38 countries: The biggest “better” – the country which is slowly extricating itself from communism. The …

Politics

December 3, 2017 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

WHO PAYS THE TAXES? – Following up from my previous post today about the outrage and gnashing of teeth on the American left about the just passed tax cuts. People …

Politics

December 3, 2017 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

FREAKING ABOUT THE TAX CUTS – FOR BAD AND FOR GOOD REASONS – Something finally happened in US Congress, apart from paying off victims of sexual harassment by Members and …

Politics

November 30, 2017 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

WE DON’T NEED NO EDUCATION – Many are called, fewer are chosen: Students are packing in their degrees at the highest levels in a decade, according to gloomy new Federal …

Politics

Why the Palaszczuk government deserves to be Pole-axed

November 23, 2017 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

Annastacia Palaszczuk’s Labor government in Queensland is not the worst in Australia – it’s not as offensively far-leftist like the Andrews government in Victoria or as dumb as the carbonophobic …