I digress … thoughts on fish & the environment
The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves by Matt Ridley The main message of the book is that the world is getting better. We humans keep finding amazing ways to solve great challenges. Billions of people now lives that were until recently the preserve of only the great Kings and Queens. Sure, there are still too many people … Read more
New Zealand is a very prosperous, free, and content country. As recently as the 1980s, it was not. Radical free market reforms helped make it a better place. And, those changes were introduced by a Labour government. I have been interested in how these radical reforms happened. Why was there no rioting in the streets? … Read more
What Would An Amoral Yoda Say To Win I am taking advantage of an enforced medical break by catching up on my reading. I am enjoying reading (re) Dr. Frank Luntz’s books. He’s best known as a US Republican political consultant who helps candidates reframe the political debate. Lately, he has spread his wings further … Read more
The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right , by Atul Gawande Very clever people get things wrong. They get difficult and relatively simple things wrong. There is a technique that they can use that cuts those errors down a lot. It’s called a checklist. Pilots, lawyers, doctors, and investment managers use them. Pilots use them at the … Read more