Any policy to ban smoking, on the basis of this, would count as “tyranny of the majority” in my opinion. This reminds me of my favourite rule of thumb for policy: Any regulation should be based on the idea of avoiding coercion either from the private or the public sector On the flip side, any …
Monthly Archive: January 2010
Permanent link to this article: http://www.tvhe.co.nz/2010/01/29/tyranny-of-the-majority/
Jan
28
2010
Dovish Jan for the Bank
Reserve Bank statement is out for January. They seem more negative on the world and feel inflation is more “comfortably” in the band. If we want to know when they are going to move rates we have to keep an eye on: Monetary aggregates (for household debt accumulation), Labour market, Global growth. Rates Blog also …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.tvhe.co.nz/2010/01/28/dovish-jan-for-the-bank/
Jan
28
2010
Burgeoning government bureaucracy? Links
There is some suggestion that the size and scope of governments around the world has become excessive. Two recent examples of this are: From the Economist, From Reform, in the UK. The Standard has suggested that similar comparison in NZ could be a little out of whack, and in the most part I agree with …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.tvhe.co.nz/2010/01/28/burgeoning-government-bureaucracy-links/
Jan
27
2010
3D = Anti piracy?
As recently reported, Avatar now holds the title of highest grossing film of all time. Furthermore, the film has grossed over $800 million more than Hollywood’s previous blockbuster, 2008′s The Dark Knight. Given that the themes and story quality of both films was equally awful, the only explanation (in my opinion at least) is that …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.tvhe.co.nz/2010/01/27/3d-anti-piracy/
Jan
26
2010
Comic: Game theory and living arrangements
Source SMBC I am sure that anyone with a history of flatting can relate to this comic.
Permanent link to this article: http://www.tvhe.co.nz/2010/01/26/comic-game-theory-and-living-arrangements/
Jan
22
2010
On “the” fiscal stimulus
Over at Kiwiblog there is discussion of the Democrat loss in Massachusetts. Reading through the piece David Farrar stated: Priorities. Obama’s fiscal stimulus did little bar increase the deficit massively, and turn the country into deficit hawks. Unemployment went well beyond his worst forecasts Now I found this statement unusal in that David’s writing is …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.tvhe.co.nz/2010/01/22/on-the-fiscal-stimulus/
Recent Comments