You’ll have to wait until Matt returns from sick leave to get our perspective on the latest MPS, but I do have a few questions about Alan Bollard’s comments on the banking sector: The banks needed to weigh their responsibility to their shareholders against their responsibility to the New Zealand economy, [Bollard] said. “We think …
Monthly Archive: June 2009
Permanent link to this article: http://www.tvhe.co.nz/2009/06/13/bollard-on-banking/
Jun
12
2009
Swine flu pandemic
The WHO has now declared the swine flu a global pandemic. There are 27,737 cases confirmed worldwide and the number is growing fast. However, only 141 deaths are confirmed, which gives the swine flu a mortality rate of 0.5%. Compared with the Spanish flu which killed about 10% of those infected it might be seen …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.tvhe.co.nz/2009/06/12/swine-flu-pandemic/
Jun
12
2009
It’s not about the (plus) size
Apparently American clothing stores are cutting their plus-sized clothing lines at the moment, even as the average American woman gets larger. Why? Because the mean size isn’t the important one. There’s an excellent explanation here: …it has to the do with the fact that the distribution of weights is skewed to the right. The costs …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.tvhe.co.nz/2009/06/12/its-not-about-the-plus-size/
Jun
12
2009
David Bain’s guilt isn’t important
Is David Bain guilty of murder? No. That’s what a jury of our peers said on far better information than we now have. Did he kill people? Possibly. Does it matter? No. Our justice system is designed to acquit people when we cannot be sure of their guilt. In its design there is an implicit …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.tvhe.co.nz/2009/06/12/david-bains-guilt-isnt-important/
Jun
12
2009
What good is a right to life?
William Easterly has a strong series of posts on his blog arguing that a dialogue in terms of rights doesn’t help the poor: The only useful definition of human rights is one where a human rights crusader could identify WHOSE rights are being violated and WHO is the violator. … Poverty does not fit this …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.tvhe.co.nz/2009/06/12/what-good-is-a-right-to-life/
Jun
12
2009
Melissa Maths
Mt. Albert by election hopeful Melissa Lee managed to fit her foot in her mouth once again, telling a group yesterday that she thinks she is “currently on $2 an hour“. While her intention was to show that they understood the plight of those on the minimum wage, she only managed to illustrate how far …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.tvhe.co.nz/2009/06/12/melissa-maths/
Recent Comments