Michael Baker has a BA (Economics) from the University of Western Australia. He is an independent economic consultant and freelance journalist with a background in policy research.

History, Society

Covid and the Madness of Crowds

By Gigi Foster, By Michael Baker, By Paul Frijters | September 6, 2021

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Their singular obsession, emotional intensity, and size lead to crowds sometimes attaining great power and dictating directions that can change the course of history... Read more.

Policy, Public Health

The Fear Industry and the Selling of Covid Lockdowns

By Gigi Foster, By Paul Frijters, By Michael Baker | September 4, 2021

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During the Great Fear and on through the Illusion of Control phase of the Covid era, anyone who didn’t automatically go along with a new sacrifice for Covid was... Read more.