Wednesday, July 01, 2020

Why fairness matters more than equality

"Time exists, as love exists, as a myth: real because contingent, real because constructed, a catch-all term for phenomena  bigger


Almost 1 in 3 pilots in Pakistan have fake licenses.



Hedge funds eye new corporate structure in Singapore FT



“How philosophy did and did not prepare me for business” — former philosophy professor Zachary Ernst reflects on his experiences in the private sector


No More Free-Lunch Bailouts Project Syndicate





IR 2020-132 (June 29, 2020), National Taxpayer Advocate Erin Collins Delivers Her First Report to Congress; Identifies COVID-19 Challenges, CARES Act, and Taxpayer First Act Implementation As Priority Issues For Taxpayers:

National Taxpayer Advocate Erin M. Collins today released her first report to Congress, identifying taxpayer challenges arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, and the IRS's implementation of the Taxpayer First Act as priority issues the Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) plans to focus on in the coming year. The report also assesses the 2020 filing season, identifies other TAS areas of focus, and includes the IRS's responses to administrative recommendations proposed in the National Taxpayer Advocate's 2019 annual report.


How should public servants respond if a minister asks them to do party political work?

DECISIONS, DECISIONS: Where should senior public servants draw the line between their public duty and the expectation by some ministers for public funds to be spent on party political objectives?


High Court Judges and not just Dyson Heydon

A High Court judge colluded in the dismissal of a Prime Minister. The separation of powers was put aside. My confidence in our institutions took a battering.Continue reading