FAILED POLITICIANS emit sob stories like dying whales, screeching and splashing about as the harpoons drag them towards the canning ship. For those of significant fame, the dramatic end is orchestrated for them. Their demise is fodder for the twenty-four hour media...
Hyman Minsky, if he were still alive, would have some interesting observations about Australia in 2020. The late American economist, whose theories experienced a revival following the GFC, was considered post-Keynesian and was critical of much of the deregulation of...