Jack McDonald

1 week ago | thestandard.org.nz | Nzctuby Jack McDonald |Jack McDonald |Robyn Alders |Bernard Hickey

Since the 1980s, some free-market economists have argued that the unfettered flow of trade and investment must be accompanied by the equally unfettered flow of labour. In other words, low or non-existent borders for trade and capital must be complemented by the free movement of people.

1 month ago | thestandard.org.nz | Nzctuby Jack McDonald |Jack McDonald |Bernard Hickey |Jihoon Yu

We often have favourite books to which we return. One of mine is Umberto Eco’s “The Name of the Rose.” Sherlock Homes meets the Inquisition in a riot of geo-politics, medieval cuisine, architectural critique and semiotic analysis and reference. Such are the layers of the novel that it bears re-reading far better than most. One theme rings contemporary bells.

1 month ago | thestandard.org.nz | Nzctuby Jack McDonald |Jack McDonald |Bernard Hickey |Jihoon Yu

The first demonstration I ever went on was at the age of 12, against the Vietnam War. The first formal history lesson I received was a few months later when I commenced high school. That day the old history master, Mr Griffiths, chalked what I later learnt was a quote from Hegel: “The only lesson we learn from history is that we do not learn the lessons of history.”  It’s about time we changed that.

2 months ago | thestandard.org.nz | David Slack |Andrew Forrest |Nzctuby Jack McDonald |Jack McDonald

Daily review is also your post. This provides Standardistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don’t forget to be kind to each other … Related Posts

2 months ago | thestandard.org.nz | Carl Bildt |Bernard Hickey |Nzctuby Jack McDonald |Jack McDonald

As any rookie strategist knows, outcome-focussed policy is based around the alignment of ends, ways and means: what you set as your goals must be matched with a clear strategy and the necessary resources to achieve them. Ukraine as a Western proxy war has proven a massive failure on all three counts.