Robin BrownDeepening DemocracyTrust, Transparency, Four Arms of Government and Four Critical ProfessionsOct 30, 2023Oct 30, 2023
Robin BrownExploitation and FairnessMost of us would see exploiting another person’s weakness for personal gain as morally wrong. But it is not when fully informed opponents…Oct 28, 2023Oct 28, 2023
Robin BrownAre humans essentially good or pro-social? If so, why do people do bad, anti-social things?In Human Kind (see ref 1) Rutger Bregman sets out to answer these questions. He answers the first in the affirmative; that is…Oct 20, 2022Oct 20, 2022
Robin BrownFixing the Government of Oz“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief…Sep 28, 2022Sep 28, 2022
Robin BrownThe Fermi Paradox, immortal intelligent being and Albert CamusEntropy’s hegemony in the universe might well have been short lived. Reverse entropy living systems have probably been around since the…Jul 26, 2022Jul 26, 2022
Robin BrownUnjust deserts — When is work wasted?Does working and what we produce help society and improve our own wellbeing? And if it does, how much does our work help society and is…May 23, 2022May 23, 2022
Robin BrownDonating — Why, Where and How Much?We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give” Winston ChurchillMay 7, 2022May 7, 2022
Robin BrownWealth of Nations or Why Lots of Tax can be Really, Really GoodThere seems to be a tendency these days to suggest that a nation’s engine of wealth generation is business and only business. The current…Nov 30, 20171Nov 30, 20171
Robin BrownRegulation — how important has it been in removing the “great (and not so great) positive evils of…Robin BrownJul 31, 2017Jul 31, 2017