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A few months ago I wrote a post in which I pondered whether democracy was making the credit crunch worse […]

We are weeks away from the world reaching a population of 7 billion (31 October, apparently), which adds up to

Given the funereal mood that has descended upon South Africa since our loss to Australia in yesterday’s quarterfinal Rugby World

We humans are not nearly as rational as economists would have us believe. Or, to borrow from behavioural economist Dan

I’ve thought a lot about the spectre of vast youth unemployment all around the world, at a time when low/no

In these uncertain times, you may be tempted to think that the only certainty is elevated feelings of fear, which

You don’t have to be into horse racing to be blown away by Frankel. This super-star three-year-old colt is unbeaten

I’ve never been a believer in ‘hair of the dog’ solutions to hangovers. The reason you feel terrible is because

I love a road trip. Actually, I should be more precise, I love a road trip that includes the Karoo.

In a sense, my life has been lived as a cycle of passions (some would say obsessions) that remain interests