Celebrating humanity's flourishing through the spread of capitalism and the rule of law
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in defence economics, economic history, politics - USA
(Theodore Roosevelt at his Sagamore Hill home). There are numerous memorable biographies of Theodore Roosevelt. The best include the three volume work of Edmund Morris, Henry Pringle’s Pulitzer prize winning effort, David McCullogh’s National Book Award MORNING ON HORSEBACK, and Kathleen Dalton, H.W. Brands, and Nathan Miller’s critical works, among others. There are also a […]
IN THE ARENA: THEODORE ROOSEVELT IN WAR, PEACE AND REVOLUTION by David S. Brown
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in economics of education, economics of information, energy economics, entrepreneurship, industrial organisation
Eric Levitz, via Matt Yglesias. The post America is still poised for a data center boom appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.
America is still poised for a data center boom
07 Sep 2026 Leave a comment
in history of economic thought
As a proportion of the literature, research about econometric theory, monetary policy and corporate governance has slumped. Meanwhile, papers on development, crime and gender are on the up. This could perhaps be because of changing intellectual interests, or maybe demand-side pressures, such as policymaker priorities and external funding… Research from Prashant Garg, a postdoctoral researcher…
How economics is changing
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in applied price theory, entrepreneurship, industrial organisation, labour economics, labour supply, poverty and inequality, unemployment Tags: creative destruction
How much redistribution will AI require? A common scenario is that AI raises output enormously, but labor’s share of income collapses. GDP per capita goes up but workers get poorer, and making workers whole requires massive redistribution. In my latest paper, I run the numbers and conclude that this is probably incorrect. The idea is…
How Much Redistribution Will AI Require?
06 Sep 2026 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, International law, law and economics, laws of war, war and peace Tags: Gaza Strip, Israel, media bias, Middle-East politics, regressive left, war against terror
This week Israeli security forces announced the capture of Mu’in al Arabid, reported to be a senior Hamas internal security and intelligence chief, identified… The post Yolande Knell and a Hamas Security Chief Prove the BBC Needs a New Rule appeared first on CAMERA UK.
Yolande Knell and a Hamas Security Chief Prove the BBC Needs a New Rule
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in economics of love and marriage, law and economics
This tort, which lets people sue their spouses’ lovers for interfering with the marriage, is litigated in about 150 new cases per year in North Carolina.
N.C. Court Has Jurisdiction over Alienation of Affection Claim Brought Against Ex-Arizona-Senator Kyrsten Sinema
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in David Friedman, international economics
Tweet… is from page 179 of David Friedman’s superb 1996 book, Hidden Order: A capital inflow occurs because foreign investors can get a higher real interest rate here than at home. If the reason the interest rate is high is, as sometimes asserted, that Americans have become increasingly impatient, unwilling to give up present utility…
Quotation of the Day…
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in applied price theory, industrial organisation, international economics
Tweet… is from page 213 of Menzie Chinn’s and Douglas Irwin’s superb 2025 textbook, International Economics: The past few decades have been an era of globalization. Most countries have moved to reduce trade barriers and take advantage of growing world trade. How have they done so? One way a country can reduce its tariff and…
Quotation of the Day…
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in economics of crime, law and economics Tags: crime and punishment, criminal deterrence, law and order
The Herald reports: A woman who murdered her two children, stuffed their bodies into suitcases and abandoned them in a storage unit has had seven years taken off the time she must spend behind bars. Hakyung Lee is still subject to a life sentence, but her minimum non-parole period has been cut from 17 years…
Not manifestly unjust
05 Sep 2026 1 Comment
in defence economics, economic history, International law, laws of war, war and peace Tags: age of empires, Israel, West Bank
One of the BBC’s duties, alongside accurate and impartial news content, is to educate. The first public purpose item in the BBC’s Royal Charter… The post Why is the BBC Misrepresenting Jewish History? appeared first on CAMERA UK.
Why is the BBC Misrepresenting Jewish History?
05 Sep 2026 1 Comment
in labour economics, labour supply, law and economics, politics - USA, property rights Tags: constitutional law, economics of immigration
Despite carrying a REAL ID, Leo Garcia Venegas has been repeatedly detained by immigration agents. Now he’s suing to block immigration raids targeting Latinos on private construction sites.
This U.S. Citizen Is Suing ICE for Arresting Him 3 Times. His Lawsuit Is Moving Forward.
04 Sep 2026 1 Comment
in applied price theory, movies, politics - USA, Public Choice, rentseeking, television, TV shows Tags: corporate welfare
There’s “no reason to think a federal incentive would work any differently from state incentives,” says one expert.
State Film Subsidies Lose Money. Trump Wants To Try the Idea Nationally.
04 Sep 2026 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, labour economics, labour supply, law and economics Tags: British politics
The UK Government has published a guide for asylum seekers who are living in the UK while awaiting a decision. A summary of the booklet is: You should not rape women. You should not try to have sex with someone who is asleep, drunk, or unable to consent clearly. You should not have sex with children.…
UK advice for asylum seekers
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in constitutional political economy, discrimination, law and economics, liberalism, politics - New Zealand, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: 2026 general election, constitutional, law, racial discrimination
Audrey Young writes: Te Pāti Māori not only released a radical Treaty of Waitangi policy this week that would upend New Zealand’s democracy as we know it, co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer said the whole policy was a bottom line, meaning it was non-negotiable. That means Te Pāti Māori would not sign up to a centre-left Government unless it…
Audrey on Te Pati Maori’s bottom line
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