Author Archives: macroedgo

My dream is to live in a world where all human life is valued equally, where we are measured by the love and goodness in our hearts and the authentic deeds we do for others, not by the size of our house, the elegance or speed of our car, or the label on our clothes.Continue reading “My Dream”

Yesterday I explained to my eldest son – studying economics and accounting in high schools, and currently reading Yannis Varoufakis’ brilliant book “Speaking to My Daughter” – why markets are fast becoming uninvestable. I explained that since the Global Financial Crisis the world’s central banks have experimented with monetary policy to such a degree thatContinue reading “Uninvestable Markets”

Although unknown by most who play it, Monopoly was invented as an education tool to demonstrate the pitfalls of wealth being concentrated amongst a few. It was designed to be a warning of the danger of ‘Monopoly’! The history of the western world’s most popular board game is fascinating, especially in how it mirrored realityContinue reading “Your Life: Something The Elites Have Always Been Prepared To Sacrifice For Their Ends”

As of writing on 11 May the Cedar Meats cluster of COVID-19 cases numbers at least 75 (it is difficult to confirm exact numbers) with at least 59 of those being people who have worked in the facility. According to the business operators around 400 people have worked there recently, so that means that aroundContinue reading “Toxic Masculinity and Political Footballs”

Studying the rise of Nazism in Germany, this new report by Kristian Blickle at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York draws a link between those regions worst affected by the 1918 flu pandemic and increased extremist voting. The source of the work is critical. It is not a left-wing thinktank that can be attackedContinue reading “Institution At Heart Of Capitalist System Links Severe Pandemic Affects To Growth In Extremism”

This letter was submitted today via the online Contact The Premier portal. Dear Premier Palaszczuk On Monday evening my family sat down to watch 4 Corners. After 15 minutes my 15 year old eldest son, returning from the rest room, asked if we could turn off the program as it was upsetting him and makingContinue reading “Open Letter To Queensland Premier Palaszczuk”

Peter Dogherty is Australia’s foremost scientist (an immunologist), Nobel Laureate, and today on Bloomberg he totally debunked the fallaceous statements on the origin of COVID-19 which the US administration has been ramping up in recent days. So very sad to see a friend who devoted their life to authentic service to humanity to be madeContinue reading “Peter Dogherty on COVID-19 Origin”

Australia and the world must proceed cautiously with COVID-19 One of these diametrically opposite statements is correct. Which one is it? A) Freezing is a common method to kill and inactivate viruses, and typically the faster and deeper the freeze the more effective the treatment. OR B) Freezing is a common method to store andContinue reading “COVID-19 and Food Safety in Processed Meat”

To: The Prime Minister, Minister for Health, and Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management Dear Messrs Morrison, Hunt and Littleproud I note the recent difficulties with meat processing in North America as workers have become ill with COVID-19 causing a large proportion of processing capacity to close. In response, President Trump today has signedContinue reading “Second Open Letter to PM Morrison”

It is an extremely sad state of affairs when an individual can become a lightning rod for a great deal of anxious feeling and outright fear of many. That can become extreme when it is a catastrophe that humanity confronts. I am not going to repeat here the things that have been said about DrContinue reading “Dr Shi Zhengli”