politics Archive

  • The echo chamber

    The echo chamber

    Nobel Prize winner and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman worries about the insularity of America’s economic leaders. He’s right to worry.  The economic downturn is going to be longer...
  • How the ACMA blacklist works

    How the ACMA blacklist works

    One of the comments to my Smart Company column took me to task on how the Australian Communications and Media Authority compiles the website blacklist. I’ve put the comment and...
  • Why Internet filtering is bad for business

    Why Internet filtering is bad for business

    This article orginally appeared in SmartCompany. As reported in SmartCompany last week the Federal Government is proceeding with trials of internet filters that will restrict Australian access to the world wide...