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On capitalism by another name, explaining Trump, the perils of health hype, understanding inequality, Brexit’s language barrier, Ikea economics and more.
Month: October 2016
National Business Review
Belgium proves Brexiteers right
The CETA fiasco has seriously diminished the EU’s reputation as an organisation to do business with. Any other country thinking about doing trade deals with the EU will now think twice.
Other publications
Wanted: A counter-populism strategy
It is too simplistic to only warn of populism. Populist messages may be distasteful, ill-informed or just plain wrong. But they are only symptoms of an underlying malaise of Western democracies.
Insights
Our moral, digital future
There are ethical and legal issues regarding most future innovations. Some may be resolved by applying existing legal principles. Some will require us to rethink what civil and criminal liability means in a world in which machines make decisions on our behalf.
National Business Review
Of mice, men and constitutions
To make my own position perfectly clear: I am fundamentally ambivalent about whether New Zealand would be better off with a written constitution.