The great democratic lie: Dichotomic representation’s failure
David Kent on the great democratic lie: It is time to move from the traditional party system to a democracy represented by more, smaller, political parties
“Anzacery” and “Legislated Nostalgia”
As the centennial celebrations approach, David Kent warns of a half-decade set to be filled with “legislated nostalgia” of the ANZAC legend.
Economics 101: Adam Smith’s the “great society”
David Kent asks how can a conservative goverment uphold Adam’s Smith’s idea of the ‘great society’ without an emphasis on maintaining public institutions?
Greed, envy, inequality – forces for good or evil?
In November 2013, Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, poster-boy for popular Toryism and potential leader of the Conservative Party in Britain, delivered the annual Margaret Thatcher lecture at the Centre for Policy Studies, a right-wing think tank. Although his speech attracted comments from left-leaning critics, there has been a stunning silence from his own side [...]TBS Cheat Sheet
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