Does society risk my life through safety? The perils of too much risk-aversion We would all like a riskless life, right? The Precautionary...
Corporation Tax or Income Tax: Which is the greatest con? Taxation is arguably, the greatest intervention of government in the...
Stealing the silver: How we take from the dispossessed, the poor and our own children There are numerous cases where well-meaning people find themselves defending...
Florence Nightingale and her Crimean War Statistics: Lessons for hospital safety, public administration and nursing Professor McDonald will discusses the history and the myth surrounding...
Liquidity: Finance in motion or evaporation? House prices stuck? Not enough liquidity. Inflation rising? Too much...
Carbon Offsetting: Does It Really Work? Offsets, politely called carbon credit markets, are essential to many...
Why Doesn't Capital Flow From High To Low? Capital should flow from countries with low marginal rates of...
Regulating the above average: Luck or skill? Considered thinkers from Mandelbrot ('fractals') or Keillor ('Lake Wobegon Days')...
How to stay sane despite your teachers and parents Psychology is becoming increasingly popular as a course of study...