Solution to 2150: Content
‘To fill the hour — that is happiness’ (given by initial letters of superfluous words in clues, and 3 4A)…
Three minds are better than one
We have two ways of thinking, teaches Daniel Kahneman. With the aid of computers, it’s become three
Brown study
I don’t want to harp about the ABC and I hope this will be my last contribution on that subject,…
2014 won’t be like 1914
Don’t assume China’s aggressive territorial claims will lead to an all-out war in east Asia
On the Contrary
It is welcome news that the government might consider tightening the means test around the seniors’ health card. The card…
We’ll still be a melting pot
The scare campaigns on race should not deter Tony Abbott over Section 18C
Australian notes
An Aborigine, an Arab and a Jew enter a public bar. They look more worried than angry as they bear…
German Diary
The Greeks may fear and loathe Frankfurt as a crass citadel of German capitalism. Not me. It’s Germany’s aviation and…
Consumer vs taxpayer
Remember Kim Carr’s dire warning: ‘The government has effectively signed the death warrant on Australia’s last fresh-fruit cannery, ensuring the…
Occupational hazards
Roberto Rossellini shot his neorealist landmark Rome, Open City while the war still raged and rubble littered the freshly liberated…
Lapwing
Lapwing leans against the wind, First hint of changing season Come to turn the soil to stone And bring the…
Lapwing
Lapwing leans against the wind, First hint of changing season Come to turn the soil to stone And bring the…
The spirit of Armenia
It is impossible not to sympathise with Armenia. It has spent much of its history between the hammer and the…
Three minds are better than one
This month Daniel Kahneman turned 80. Long revered among experts in the decision sciences, his work reached much wider public…
House rules
Every year, tens of thousands of visitors flock to the Mark Twain House in Hartford, Connecticut, in order to see…
Occupational hazards
Roberto Rossellini shot his neorealist landmark Rome, Open City while the war still raged and rubble littered the freshly liberated…
I’ve seen the future of conservatism– and it doesn’t work
Listen http://traffic.libsyn.com/spectator/TheViewFrom22_13_March_2014_v4.mp3 About the coolest guy I saw at CPac this year was this wild-eyed, middle–aged crazy wearing ‘statement’ spectacles,…
Kidnaps and killings in Cameron’s happy place
A few days ago I went to a talk about Syria; one of those events for the concerned layman, in…
