Below is an expanded version of my New York Post column on the appearance of Michael Cohen Monday in the Manhattan prosecution of former President Donald Trump. His testimony will not be for the intestinally weak or ethically strong viewers. It has all the draw of a Nascar race on a rainy day. Here is […]
The Appearance of Michael Cohen: A Wreck in Search of a Race
The Appearance of Michael Cohen: A Wreck in Search of a Race
13 May 2024 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, law and economics, politics - USA Tags: 2016 US presidential electio, 2024 presidential election
Why Big Collars Were Huge In The Elizabethan Era
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in economic history, economics of media and culture
Bish delivers for Wellington
13 May 2024 Leave a comment
in economics of bureaucracy, environmental economics, law and economics, politics - New Zealand, property rights, Public Choice, urban economics Tags: housing affordability, land supply, zoning
Chris Bishop announced: “I have agreed with the Council’s alternative recommendations in nine instances, relating to development around Adelaide Road, the walkable catchment around the City Centre Zone (including Hay St), character precincts, building heights and controls on the interface of the City Centre Zone and Moir and Hania Street, setbacks for 1-3 residential units, […]
Bish delivers for Wellington
Colonial presence of Africa in 1878 compared to 1914 😮
13 May 2024 Leave a comment
in development economics, economic history Tags: age of empires, economics of colonialism
Occasional Wind & Solar Generation Guarantee Staggering Backup Costs
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in economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, politics - Australia, technological progress Tags: wind power
Sunset kills solar output the same way calm weather renders wind turbines utterly useless. Around the world $trillions have been squandered on occasional power generation which is always and everywhere dependent on sunshine and/or the weather. In the beginning, there was a perfectly functional power supply with reliable generators connected by a systematically designed grid […]
Occasional Wind & Solar Generation Guarantee Staggering Backup Costs
Israel Can’t Win | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)
13 May 2024 Leave a comment
in defence economics, International law, law and economics, laws of war, war and peace Tags: free speech, Gaza Strip, Israel, Middle-East politics, political correctness, regressive left, war against terror
The New York Times Denounces Cancel Culture . . . After Fueling Cancel Culture for Years
12 May 2024 Leave a comment
in economics of education, economics of information, liberalism, Marxist economics, politics - USA Tags: free speech, media bias, political correctness, regressive left
For those of us who have criticized the cancel culture in higher education for years, the attacks and shunning have unrelenting. The media has played a role in that culture and none more prominently than the New York Times. Recently, however, the mob came for liberal professors and media who have remained silent for years…
The New York Times Denounces Cancel Culture . . . After Fueling Cancel Culture for Years
Faking It: Why ‘Cheap’ Wind & Solar Power Claims Never Stack Up
12 May 2024 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, politics - Australia Tags: solar power, wind power
Like any ideological cult, wind and solar acolytes bury troublesome facts and replace them with oodles of helpful fiction. Start with the supposed cost of the electricity occasionally generated by wind turbines and solar panels. The usual trick is to invent some model said to capture the unique benefits of running on sunshine and breezes. […]
Faking It: Why ‘Cheap’ Wind & Solar Power Claims Never Stack Up
Week 298 – Germany Surrenders! – WW2 – May 11, 1945
12 May 2024 Leave a comment
in defence economics, laws of war, war and peace Tags: World War II
The Macedonian Standoff – The Five Nation Army Is Repelled I THE GREAT W…
11 May 2024 Leave a comment
in defence economics, war and peace Tags: World War I
Bill Maher DESTROYS the Media | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)
11 May 2024 Leave a comment
in television, TV shows
The Hamas “ceasefire” deal is to release three dead bodies a week!
11 May 2024 Leave a comment
in defence economics, economics of crime, International law, law and economics, laws of war, war and peace Tags: free speech, Gaza Strip, Israel, Middle-East politics, regressive left, war against terror
Gullible media have reported that Hamas has accepted a ceasefire deal. They have not. They rejected the proposed ceasefire deal and proposed their own one. And what are some key aspects of it: Hamas shall release three Israeli detainees on the third day of the agreement, after which Hamas shall release three other detainees every […]
The Hamas “ceasefire” deal is to release three dead bodies a week!
Some three strikes data
11 May 2024 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, law and economics, politics - New Zealand Tags: crime and punishment, criminal deterrence, law and order
1st strikers 2nd strikers This data comes from someone who has OIAd this data. The Government’s proposed new law will see 55% of violent or sexual offenders not get a first strike and 31% of what would have been second strikers not get a second strike. Arguably it could even see 75% of first strikers and 53% […]
Some three strikes data
Concerns Mount Over Exploding Electric Vehicles
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in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming Tags: electric cars
Safety concerns around electric vehicles continue to mount with Australian fire and rescue services in New South Wales stating they might have to make a “tactical disengagement” of a trapped car accident victim if the battery is likely to explode.
Concerns Mount Over Exploding Electric Vehicles
The Thomas Analogy: Why Recusal Was More Compelling for Merchan in Manhattan
11 May 2024 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, law and economics, politics - USA Tags: 2020 presidential election, 2024 presidential election
There has been much talk about the decision of Judge Juan Merchan not to recuse himself from the Trump trial in Manhattan. I do believe that Merchan should have recused himself but I admit that this can be a difficult question. I wanted to address this question since it continues to be raised by the […]
The Thomas Analogy: Why Recusal Was More Compelling for Merchan in Manhattan
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