In a column entitled “Everything must go“, George Monbiot writes that economic growth “will destroy everything”. While he rails at length against growth, he doesn’t go into any detail about his preferred alternative. Moreover, his diatribe is mostly against consumption, whereas an increase in productivity (for example, doing more with less) is usually the primary […]
New Seattle Mayor and her opponent opt their kids out of public school
Time and time again we come across elected officials who conclude the public school system is inadequate, and because they have the means, remove their kids. Liv Finne discovered prior to the election that our new mayor and her opponent did exactly that. As Mayor Durkan acknowledged in an interview, it was a “great privilege” […]
Politics and the science of motherhood
As the son of a scientist (Mum) and policy maker/economist (Dad), I was fascinated by James Taranto’s Wall Street Journal interview with Erica Komisar on her book “Being There: Why Prioritizing Motherhood in the First Three Years Matters.” Komisar is a self-described New York liberal who supports a year of government mandated maternity leave and […]
Email from Roger Kerr to Sir Douglas Myers on receipt of 2011 Queen’s Birthday Honour
From: Roger Kerr Sent: Friday, 3 June 2011 3:58 p.m. To: Sir Douglas Myers Subject: Honours Attachments: Letter from the Prime Minister.pdf; Letter from the Governor-General.pdf Dear Douglas See the attached letters. I have a suspicion you were in the loop. The plotters got together a pretty solid line up of supporters – Bill Gallagher, […]
Gratitude for and memories of Dad
(The following was delivered by Richard Kerr at the service to honour Roger Kerr’s life on Thursday 3 November 2011 at 2.30pm at Old St Paul’s in Wellington.) I feel truly privileged that I could provide Dad with love, support and comic relief during my nightly visits over the past couple of months. And he, […]
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