Jonathan Scanlan is currently employed as a market researcher after graduating with a Bachelor of Arts. His distaste for the sweet things in life has led him to savour those things that genuinely nourish the body and mind, as well as cultivate the same in others.
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On Taxes and Public Ownership
The benefits of taxation, and the importance of public ownership.
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Greens and the Free Market
Greens have more in common with free marketeers than socialists.
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How To Be An Intellectual
What really makes someone an intellectual, and how do they hone their skills?
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On Depth of Character
To expect the best of each other is good, but we must never let the quantity distract from the quality.
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The Brain Glut
It is time to get education in shape.
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The New Literacy
The craft of reading and writing is not dying, it is evolving.
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Australians Want the Internet Raw
The Rudd government wants to establish a mandatory filter on the internet.
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Organic Education
The information revolution has created the need for a new pedagogy based more on play than knowledge.
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The Wealth of Minds
Toward a free market of ideas.
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Graphic Novel Review: Diary of a Teenage Girl by Phoebe Gloeckner
A bittersweet tome about coming of age in 1970s San Francisco.
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