Weekly roundup Saturday 29 August
The internet’s new home
Weekly roundup of links to articles, reports, podcasts and other media on current political and economic issues in public policy.
Politics and society
The internet enshittified: the internet held great promises for humanity, but oligarchs have dashed those hopes.
One Nation’s supporters: immigration itself, rather than its claimed effect on housing, is the main concern among One Nation supporters.
Kos Samaras on Gen X: we’ve dealt a bad hand to Gen X – no wonder they&rsqou;re annoyed.
Wild swans: Why do we expect footballers to be male role models when there are far better choices?
Economics
Superannuation: the right reckons that compulsory superannuation is bad because it was a Labor initiative, but their real concern is for financial advisers and “wealth managers”.
Card surcharges: the coming prohibition of card surcharges is a small but meaningful victory for competition.
Public ideas
On state capacity: rebuilding state capacity, eroded by neglect and by deliberate neoliberal policies, is difficult and cannot follow any one model.
Hewson on patriotism: in America crude and gauche nationalism has replaced patriotism, dividing the country; we should avoid the same path.
Reds under the bed: the red scare, dormant for 70 years, is back.
The turning season
If you have comments, corrections, or links to other relevant sources, I’d like to hear from you. Please send them to Ian McAuley — ian, at the domain name ianmcauley.com
