Liberty Quote
There is no such thing as an independent government agency, free of conflicting interests, so long as government chooses who will be the members of the agency, and dismisses and funds them (as it must). Government is not impartial. It is a huge concentration of partisan power and self- interest. That is why we need democracy and its essential condition, freedom of speech, to keep government in check.
— David KempRecent Comments
- Crossie on The media: Hiding the pro-Trump rally in London
- Infidel Tiger on Monday Forum: July 23, 2018
- Makka on Monday Forum: July 23, 2018
- Infidel Tiger on Monday Forum: July 23, 2018
- Ƶĩppʯ (ȊꞪꞨV) on Monday Forum: July 23, 2018
- Makka on Monday Forum: July 23, 2018
- Mater on Monday Forum: July 23, 2018
- egg_ on Monday Forum: July 23, 2018
- cohenite on Monday Forum: July 23, 2018
- Gary on Reflexive ignorance across the media
- Tailgunner on Monday Forum: July 23, 2018
- Mater on Monday Forum: July 23, 2018
- Tailgunner on Monday Forum: July 23, 2018
- Tailgunner on Monday Forum: July 23, 2018
- Tailgunner on Monday Forum: July 23, 2018
- John Constantine on Monday Forum: July 23, 2018
- Zatara on Monday Forum: July 23, 2018
- Baldrick on Monday Forum: July 23, 2018
- Nerblnob on Donald J. Boudreaux: Earning Billions Impoverishes Nobody—Quite the Opposite
- Tailgunner on Monday Forum: July 23, 2018
- Zulu Kilo Two Alpha on Monday Forum: July 23, 2018
- Makka on Monday Forum: July 23, 2018
- H B Bear on Monday Forum: July 23, 2018
- thefrolickingmole on Monday Forum: July 23, 2018
- Zulu Kilo Two Alpha on Monday Forum: July 23, 2018
- H B Bear on Monday Forum: July 23, 2018
- Rae on Monday Forum: July 23, 2018
- Procrustes on Donald J. Boudreaux: Earning Billions Impoverishes Nobody—Quite the Opposite
- thefrolickingmole on Monday Forum: July 23, 2018
- Tailgunner on Monday Forum: July 23, 2018
-
Recent Posts
- Donald J. Boudreaux: Earning Billions Impoverishes Nobody—Quite the Opposite
- Reflexive ignorance across the media
- Follow the money. Climate activism and philanthropy in the US
- The media: Hiding the pro-Trump rally in London
- Q&A Forum: July 23, 2018
- Terry Barnes: The Big Public Health donkeys
- Monday Forum: July 23, 2018
- Tweet not so softly and carry a big stick
- Promoting “The Climate Caper” by Garth Paltridge
- The purity wing of the political right
- The Origins of Government Road Planning
- A Specialty in Lesbian Dance Theory
- Philosophy of science and science studies. The dogs that didn’t bark
- While US Democrats lean to the Venezuelan option, in the Middle Kingdom…
- The new socialism just like the old socialism
- Around the windmills of the nation
- Trump’s Russian Revolution
- Is Commissioner Tim for Export?
- If only there was a technology that could solve this problem …
- Gene Tunny: The Andrew Leigh-Sinclair Davidson company tax debate
- Southern comfort
- The Pope on Energy and Climate Ethics
- Open Forum: July 21, 2018
- David Leyonhjelm guest post on free speech
- TAKE URGENT ACTION TO SUPPORT FREE SPEECH: CONTACT THE MINISTER TODAY!
- Why Isn’t Perth a Ghost Town Yet?
- With NATO and Putin, Trump’s cleaning up after Obama
- More on CO2 enrichment
- The rational crypto-expectations revolution
- David Bidstrup: The clinking sound as the penny drops for AEMO
Archives
Pages
Blogroll
- 38 South
- ABC The Drum
- Alex
- All about Finance
- all right, all right
- Andrew Bolt
- Andrew McIntyre
- Andrew Norton – New
- Andrew Norton – Old
- Arnold Kling
- Aussie Macro Moments
- Becker – Posner
- Bet Metrix
- Bill Mitchell – billy blog
- Bob McGee
- Cafe Hayek
- Captain Capitalism
- Carpe Diem (New)
- Carpe Diem (Old)
- Causes of the crisis
- Chalk Bunny
- Charles Richardson
- Chicago University – Pro Market
- Chris Kenny
- Chris Snowdon
- Club Troppo
- Confessions of a College Professor
- Consumer Choice Center
- Continental Telegraph
- Conversable Economist
- Coordination Problem
- Core Economics
- Crapulous Coercion
- Cryptoeconomics
- Daniel Greenfield
- David Boaz
- Dick Puddlecote
- Dover_Beach
- Econ Journal Watch
- EconAcademics
- Econbrowser
- EconLog
- Econofact
- Econometrics Beat
- Economic Education Initiative
- Essential Hayek
- Fama/French
- Fault Lines
- Fear the boom and bust
- Fiscal Times
- Foundation for Economic Education
- Free Banking
- Freedom and Prosperity Academy
- Freedom Watch
- Greg Mankiw
- Guido Fawkes
- Harry Clarke
- Harry Clarke (Temporary)
- Hayek Project
- Head Rambles
- Hey … What did I miss?
- Homer Paxton
- How does your MP vote
- [email protected] Centre
- inCISe
- Institutional Economics
- International Liberty
- Jim Rose
- John Cochrane
- John Humphreys
- John Lott
- John Quiggin
- John Taylor
- Journal of Economic Perspectives
- Julie Borowski
- Keith Hennessey
- Legal Insurrection
- Liberty Law Blog
- Liberty Works
- Loaded Dogma
- Macrobusiness
- Mannkal Foundation
- Marginal Revolution
- Mark the Ballot
- Mark the Graph
- markedlymacrotoo
- Market Urbanism
- Master Resource
- Matt Ridley
- Menzies House
- Michael Oakeshott Association
- Michael Smith
- Mikayla Novak
- Minding the Campus
- Miranda Devine
- Money Illusion
- Muck and Mystery
- MyGovCost
- Natural Order – Christopher Lingle
- New Economist
- Niche Modeling
- Nick Cater
- Notes on Liberty
- Offsetting Behaviour
- Oliver Hartwich
- On Line Opinion
- Open Capitalism
- Opinion Dominion
- Other Right
- PERColator
- Peter Martin
- Philippa Martyr
- Piled Higher and Deeper
- Pointman
- Political Calculations
- Potemkin's Village
- Poverty Cure
- Prick with a fork
- Principles of Forecasting
- Quadrant Online
- Queensland Economy Watch
- Quillette
- Raph Koster
- Retraction Watch
- Retronaut
- Rhino economics
- ricardian ambivalence
- Robert Murphy
- Roger Kerr (archive)
- Rosemary Fryth
- School Watch
- Sensible Social Policy
- Skepticlawyer
- Sound Money
- Spiked
- Sports Economist
- Statista
- Stephen Dawson
- Stephen Koukoulas
- Steve Schwartz
- Stimulus Watch
- Stop Gillard's Carbon Tax
- Streetwise Professor
- Stubborn Mule
- Taking Liberties (Simon Clark)
- Tax Check
- Tax Foundation
- Tax Rambling
- TaxProf
- The Baseline Scenario
- The Beacon
- The Black Steam Train
- The Marcus Review
- The Moronic Lodge
- The TaxPayers' Alliance
- The Visible Hand
- The Wentworth Report
- Think Markets
- Thomas the Think Engine
- Tim Blair
- Tim Worstall
- We are all dead
- William Briggs – Statistician
Meta
Yes, the pro-Trump rally was large, but un-newsworthy according to our “most trusted” ABC. This and many other instances of spin and selection bias are why we value not just Catallaxy but overseas sources like American Thinker and Breitbart.
The gloominess with which I view the local media is leavened somewhat by the coming expansion of Sky News into FTA via Nine/WIN.
There needs to be a lot more balance brought to the voters.
ABC again. I am shocked!
This is what the fake media does nowadays at every turn, in an attempt to convince the masses that everyone hates Trump. Never mind, it will all backfire in the long run.
Trump’s approval rating reaches record high in poll, powered by Republican support
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trumps-approval-rating-reaches-record-high-in-poll-powered-by-republican-support
Strange that the left is always the one ringing the warning bells of citizen control by media…
.. because that’s how they do it.
My ABC. Love it, sell it.
Their ABC has already been sold; they’ve prostituted themselves to the Left.
the ABC, unreliable entertainment
there are no facts or “truth”, whatever that means, there is just the narrative and the value of attention to the entertainers, those who dress up and make believe
much like our dear princess Emma, “I’ve won 2 Walkies, Just sayin'”, underlining the fact that she is popular enough to win an award from other entertainers and hence, is above being questioned or criticised
unless of course you can compete on her side of the street with a couple of Walkies of your own?
are you an adored entertainer?
no, then bugger off you horrible rabble
Same old, same old bias on their AlpBC, never changes. We can no longer believe one word from the smarmy crew that operate the joint. Sell,sell, sell!
An alternative to selling the ABC is to sack all current staff and give Conservatives free reign over programming and content for two years. Then sell all the assets.
forget selling it.
Just give the employees the keys and shares in the organisation and 3 months notice.
Government funding stops Dec 2018 – your time starts now.
.. I bet 90/10 would vote to sell it themselves and keep the cash.
Nothing was stopping the free to air channels from reporting it. Groupthink rules all media whether it be climate change or Trump. Media seem to have the idea that they exist only to further their own interests. Truth is a very malleable commodity depending on the desired ends.