Blogs enable everyone to publish their opinions. Some are researched and referenced, some is just opinion.
Unfortunately, the value of opinion is reduced as more unsubstantiated opinion is expressed. In the future, one will need to ground their opinion in some sort of fact or idea.
Sources of facts and ideas include news and commentaries published in any of the various media. They vary in quality.
One source of ideas I have been impressed with this year has been the series of commentaries from Mirko Bagaric in The Age.
Most recently he wrote of ethics in business, with particular reference to AWB. Whilst I don't necessarily agree with all he has to say, he makes elegant and convincing arguments. This intelligent approach to opinion is uplifting compared to some more popular columnists such as Bolt and Neil Mitchell.
Check out some of his publications, they are worth the mental gymnastics.
Mirko Bagaric is a professor at Deakin Law School.
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