Skip to content

John Quiggin

Commentary on Australian and world events from a socialist and democratic viewpoint.

  • By John Quiggin
  • Based in Australia
  • Roughly two posts per week
  • First post on

Posts per month

Data for this chart is available in the table below
Posts per month
Month starting Posts
Jun 2023 8
Jul 2023 11
Aug 2023 8
Sep 2023 17
Oct 2023 14
Nov 2023 7
Dec 2023 2

Any gaps could be due to errors when fetching the blog’s feed.

Most recent posts

Two charts in Australia’s 2023 climate statement show we are way off track for net zero by 2050
My latest, published in The Conversation and on my Substack
On , by John Quiggin, 28 words
Monday Message Board
Post comments on any topic. Civil discussion and no coarse language please. Side discussions and idees fixes to the sandpits, please. I’m now using Substack as a blogging platform, and for my monthly email newsletter. …
On , by John Quiggin, 58 words
Presentism and veganism: If I’m wrong, I’m wrong now and forever (crosspost from Substack)
Within pretty broad limits[1], I’m an advocate of historical ‘presentism’, that is, assessing past events and actions in the same way as those in the present, and considering history in relation to our present concerns. …
On , by John Quiggin, 564 words