Comments on: Our public moralists and storytellers http://andrewnorton.info/2006/10/our-public-moralists-and-storytellers/ Observations from Carlton's Lone Classical Liberal Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:54:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Andrew Norton » Blog Archive » Vote for your favourite public intellectuals http://andrewnorton.info/2006/10/our-public-moralists-and-storytellers/comment-page-1/#comment-12899 Andrew Norton » Blog Archive » Vote for your favourite public intellectuals Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:30:31 +0000 http://andrewnorton.info/blog/2006/10/05/our-public-moralists-and-storytellers/#comment-12899 [...] Levitt: I wasn’t as keen on Freakonomics as other people were, but following on from my criticism that moralists and storytellers are over-represented on these lists an economist with a technical [...] [...] Levitt: I wasn’t as keen on Freakonomics as other people were, but following on from my criticism that moralists and storytellers are over-represented on these lists an economist with a technical [...]

]]> By: Andrew Leigh » Blog Archive » Maybe we should cut the company tax rate instead? http://andrewnorton.info/2006/10/our-public-moralists-and-storytellers/comment-page-1/#comment-533 Andrew Leigh » Blog Archive » Maybe we should cut the company tax rate instead? Tue, 10 Oct 2006 21:21:17 +0000 http://andrewnorton.info/blog/2006/10/05/our-public-moralists-and-storytellers/#comment-533 [...] Blogger and unlisted public intellectual Nicholas Gruen has a CEDA paper out today, which he writes up in the AFR (oped posted at Club Troppo). Nicholas is arguing that cutting the company tax rate could do more for growth than cutting personal tax rates (particularly the absurd idea that the top bracket should be abolished). He also reckons we could pay for a substantial cut in the rate - from 30% to 19% - by abolishing dividend imputation, since the marginal Australian investor is a foreigner. [...] [...] Blogger and unlisted public intellectual Nicholas Gruen has a CEDA paper out today, which he writes up in the AFR (oped posted at Club Troppo). Nicholas is arguing that cutting the company tax rate could do more for growth than cutting personal tax rates (particularly the absurd idea that the top bracket should be abolished). He also reckons we could pay for a substantial cut in the rate - from 30% to 19% - by abolishing dividend imputation, since the marginal Australian investor is a foreigner. [...]

]]> By: whyisitso http://andrewnorton.info/2006/10/our-public-moralists-and-storytellers/comment-page-1/#comment-532 whyisitso Fri, 06 Oct 2006 23:50:15 +0000 http://andrewnorton.info/blog/2006/10/05/our-public-moralists-and-storytellers/#comment-532 "his sexual orientation secret so close to his chest" Do I sense some sort of tautology here. A bit of a Mossipism I reckon. “his sexual orientation secret so close to his chest” Do I sense some sort of tautology here. A bit of a Mossipism I reckon.

]]> By: whyisitso http://andrewnorton.info/2006/10/our-public-moralists-and-storytellers/comment-page-1/#comment-531 whyisitso Fri, 06 Oct 2006 23:48:23 +0000 http://andrewnorton.info/blog/2006/10/05/our-public-moralists-and-storytellers/#comment-531 Poor old Mr Pick-a-Box. First Michael Costello in The Australian, then Ken Parish on his blog, and now Andrew - all picking on him on the same day! Poor old Mr Pick-a-Box. First Michael Costello in The Australian, then Ken Parish on his blog, and now Andrew - all picking on him on the same day!

]]> By: Jason Soon http://andrewnorton.info/2006/10/our-public-moralists-and-storytellers/comment-page-1/#comment-530 Jason Soon Fri, 06 Oct 2006 22:34:35 +0000 http://andrewnorton.info/blog/2006/10/05/our-public-moralists-and-storytellers/#comment-530 "It also explains why sex scandals are such poison to the family values crowd. We can now safely say that “It also explains why sex scandals are such poison to the family values crowd. We can now safely say that

]]> By: MYTHOS AGAIN « DUCKPOND http://andrewnorton.info/2006/10/our-public-moralists-and-storytellers/comment-page-1/#comment-529 MYTHOS AGAIN « DUCKPOND Fri, 06 Oct 2006 04:42:08 +0000 http://andrewnorton.info/blog/2006/10/05/our-public-moralists-and-storytellers/#comment-529 [...] Back in 1995 Schank and Abelson hypothesized that virtually all human knowledge is based on stories constructed around past experiences. Whenever we come across something new we try to fit into the framework provided by an old story. So it [...] Back in 1995 Schank and Abelson hypothesized that virtually all human knowledge is based on stories constructed around past experiences. Whenever we come across something new we try to fit into the framework provided by an old story. So it

]]> By: David Rubie http://andrewnorton.info/2006/10/our-public-moralists-and-storytellers/comment-page-1/#comment-528 David Rubie Fri, 06 Oct 2006 02:26:43 +0000 http://andrewnorton.info/blog/2006/10/05/our-public-moralists-and-storytellers/#comment-528 ..which is why we get politicians who can tell endless lies about their reasons for doing things (invading countries for example) as long as it makes a good "us vs. them" story. It also explains why sex scandals are such poison to the family values crowd. We can now safely say that "family values" is just code for "covering up pedophilia" - from the churches right up to elected officials What isn't explained is why that great public moralist, Alan Jones, wants to keep his sexual orientation secret so close to his chest. There is no shame in it, unless you lean rightwards. ..which is why we get politicians who can tell endless lies about their reasons for doing things (invading countries for example) as long as it makes a good “us vs. them” story.

It also explains why sex scandals are such poison to the family values crowd. We can now safely say that “family values” is just code for “covering up pedophilia” - from the churches right up to elected officials

What isn’t explained is why that great public moralist, Alan Jones, wants to keep his sexual orientation secret so close to his chest. There is no shame in it, unless you lean rightwards.

]]> By: stephen c http://andrewnorton.info/2006/10/our-public-moralists-and-storytellers/comment-page-1/#comment-527 stephen c Thu, 05 Oct 2006 16:43:12 +0000 http://andrewnorton.info/blog/2006/10/05/our-public-moralists-and-storytellers/#comment-527 "and Barry Jones, a classic case of a good memory being confused with intellectual talent." ouch and touche “and Barry Jones, a classic case of a good memory being confused with intellectual talent.”

ouch and touche

]]> By: Club Troppo » A long, long time ago, in an electorate far away… http://andrewnorton.info/2006/10/our-public-moralists-and-storytellers/comment-page-1/#comment-526 Club Troppo » A long, long time ago, in an electorate far away… Thu, 05 Oct 2006 14:41:18 +0000 http://andrewnorton.info/blog/2006/10/05/our-public-moralists-and-storytellers/#comment-526 [...] Back in 1995 Schank and Abelson hypothesized that virtually all human knowledge is based on stories constructed around past experiences. Whenever we come across something new we try to fit into the framework provided by an old story. So it’s no surprise to find, as Andrew Norton does, that most of Australia’s top public intellectuals are storytellers and moralists rather than social scientists. [...] [...] Back in 1995 Schank and Abelson hypothesized that virtually all human knowledge is based on stories constructed around past experiences. Whenever we come across something new we try to fit into the framework provided by an old story. So it’s no surprise to find, as Andrew Norton does, that most of Australia’s top public intellectuals are storytellers and moralists rather than social scientists. [...]

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