Does society risk my life through safety? The perils of too much risk-aversion We would all like a riskless life, right? The Precautionary...
Carbon Offsetting: Does It Really Work? Offsets, politely called carbon credit markets, are essential to many...
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...
To Blame or Not to Blame? The Medical Profession and Blame Culture Traditionally, medicine has been taught by imitation, apprenticeship and humiliation...
Unwritten Laws? Legacies from Antigone and Lycurgus Sophocles’ Antigone refers to “unwritten laws”, as does Thucydides’ Pericles...
Liquidity: Finance in motion or evaporation? House prices stuck? Not enough liquidity. Inflation rising? Too much...
Trust Issues: When Financial "Experts" Have Other Plans Ever wonder if the "experts" managing your money truly have...