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History offers great value in learning. But sometimes its lessons are too difficult to understand and apply – even for those who have written the history books. Read more

The New Zealand Treasury has a vision. It is to be “a world-class Treasury working for higher living standards for New Zealanders”. Read more

In his book The Ascent of Money, Harvard economic historian Niall Ferguson introduced us to what he called “the perennial truths of financial history”. They were: “Sooner or later every bubble bursts. Read more

As German-American journalist and satirist H.L. Mencken once explained, “Every election is a sort of advance auction sale of stolen goods”. Read more

There are a few things that New Zealand and Panama have in common. Both are home to about four million people. Read more

Any discussion around foreign direct investment in New Zealand is guaranteed to provoke hearty debate. More often than not, public uproar over the issue tends to be spurred on by media reports of an impending sale of New Zealand land to overseas interests. Read more

A few years ago, The New Republic held a contest for most boring news headline. “A Worthwhile Canadian Initiative” won. Read more

A funny thing happened in the last round of American minimum wage increases. The number of people in unpaid internships went up. Read more

What is the difference between a letter and a pizza? Well, we have become used to receiving the former only three times a week. Read more

Eminent UK economist and Financial Times columnist John Kay reportedly believes that the global financial system is broken and that there is a simple remedy. It is broken because bankers have lost the plot. Read more