The more things change, the more they remain the same. Sounds trite but that is a common metaphor, whose origins are ascribed to the French (plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose). Many thinkers have tried to explain why…
Continue readingWhat is the argument of the ‘anti-corruptionistas’? First I must caution on the need to be careful with smart arguments. For a long time we knew that there was a correlation between smoking and lung cancer. We also knew that…
Continue readingLast week was anti-corruption week. To show how serious things have become, the government organized an anti-corruption walk against itself. There was a ‘Chief Walker’ and the central business district was literally cut off. As usual there was mayhem with…
Continue readingThis week we were talking shop at the Economic Summit organized by NTV and the Ministry of Finance. Talking shop because most of the things that we were talking about sounded familiar. They are the same things we have talked…
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