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

In First Weekend Of Riots, Looting Damage In 20 Major Cities Exceeded $400 Million.

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 By JOHN MENADUE | On 29 June 2020 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 →

Why fairness matters more than equality – three ways to think philosophically about justice

JUST DESSERTS: Fairness is importantly linked to responsibility and accountability. So a theory of distributive justice sensitive to dessert is the way forward. How Covid-19 has reframed the war on cash FT  The Supreme Court Has Given the Green Light to Bosses and Financial Managers to Steal From WorkersJacobin. David Sirota. “The Despair Is Smoldering in Society”Der Spiegel. Today’s must-read, an interview with Angus Deaton and Anne Case. Brussels to call for probe into German regulator over Wirecard FT Wirecard Auditors Say ‘Elaborate’ Fraud Led to Missing Billions Bloomberg Pandemic causes ‘unprecedented’ fall in global trade FT The shape of our recovery Felix Salmon, Axios