Throughout the history of the Internet, most of the innovation has come as a by-product of efforts to facilitate communication within social groups o…

- John Quiggin

In philosophical terms, the opposite of rationalism is not irrationalism but empiricism, that is, a willingness to form beliefs on the basis of exper…

- John Quiggin

The term "rational" and its variants (rationality, rationalism) are used in a lot of contexts in economic debate, both positively and negatively, but…

- John Quiggin

It seems strange to make a priori arguments about the relative performance of governments and the markets in health care when there is so much empiri…

- John Quiggin