Politics

* For every complex problem, there is a solution that is simple, neat, and wrong. – H.L. Mencken
* The twentieth century has been characterized by three developments of great political importance: the growth of democracy, the growth of corporate power, and the growth of corporate propaganda as a means of protecting corporate power against democracy – Alex Carey

Speaking as a bitch who has read some macroeconomics

Speaking as a bitch who has read some macroeconomics

I agree with much of this piece by Helen Razer in The Age – “Destroying the point”. But overall, I wonder where her conclusions lead us. ”If you want to politicise someone, here’s a thought: talk to them about politics,” I wrote a few months ago. ”You need to read some macro-economics, bitches,” I said. [...]