Celebrating humanity's flourishing through the spread of capitalism and the rule of law
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in defence economics, economic history, war and peace Tags: Nazi Germany, The Holocaust, World War II
Hermann Göring: The Rise and Fall of Hitler’s Most Powerful Lieutenant Hermann Wilhelm Göring was one of the most influential, flamboyant, and ruthless figures in Nazi Germany. A decorated fighter pilot from the First World War, he became one of Adolf Hitler’s earliest political allies, the founder of the Gestapo’s predecessor, the commander-in-chief of the […]
Hermann Göring: The Rise and Fall of Hitler’s Most Powerful Henchman
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in applied price theory, economics of regulation, history of economic thought, income redistribution, law and economics, property rights, Public Choice, rentseeking, urban economics Tags: rent control
My ECONS101 lecture today covered price controls, and as examples we discussed the minimum wage (as an example of a price floor) and rent control (as an example of a price ceiling). 611 more words
Rent control according to Seinfeld
17 Oct 2026 Leave a comment
in politics - USA Tags: constitutional law, regressive left
A leading critic of the conservative majority on the Supreme Court oultines reasons why court-packing is a bad response to its flaws.
Steve Vladeck’s “Hard Questions About Court Expansion”
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in defence economics, laws of war, liberalism, Marxist economics, war and peace Tags: Gaza Strip, Israel, Middle-East politics, regressive left, useful idiots, war against terror
A guest post by Juliet Moses: I recently heard Max Harris, the Labour Party candidate for Tamaki, speak at an event. He introduced himself as having a “strong moral compass”. That’s a bit odd, I thought, and more than a bit self-righteous. Sometimes you hear someone describing someone else that way, but not self-identifying as such.…
Guest Post: Max Harris
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Should it be illegal to run for office against someone with your same name?
What Happens When 2 Dan Sullivans Run for the Same Senate Seat?
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in constitutional political economy, law and economics
It seems so: Internal documents reviewed by the FT show that three days earlier, behind the walls of Vaduz Castle, Europe’s wealthiest ruling dynasty had quietly approved an overhaul that strengthens the authority of a prince who already wields extraordinary power over his 42,000 citizens, while reducing some of the rights and checks exercised by…
Is Lichtenstein an actual monarchy?
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in Marxist economics, politics - USA, transport economics, urban economics
A recent Gallup poll found that 43 percent of Americans have a positive view of socialism, the highest share since the polling firm began asking the question in 2010. The greatest support, 57 percent, comes from people under age 35 who weren’t yet born when the fall of the Soviet … Continue reading →
Socialism at Its Finest: The U.S. Transit Industry
16 Oct 2026 1 Comment
in economics of crime, law and economics, Marxist economics, politics - New Zealand Tags: 2026 general election
The Herald reports: Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick won’t say if she would have advised her MP Hūhana Lyndon against meeting with members of the Mongrel Mob. After being asked the question twice, Swarbrick said she needed to “understand more of the context as to what has played out here”, although she earlier said having…
Gangs are organised crime, not a community group
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in comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, development economics, growth disasters, growth miracles, history of economic thought, law and economics, property rights, Public Choice, rentseeking
My last book review was of Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson’s 2012 book Why Nations Fail. It’s taken me a while (with many interruptions), but I recently finished reading their 2019 book… 731 more words
Book review: The Narrow Corridor
15 Oct 2026 Leave a comment
in economic history, Marxist economics Tags: Russia
These are my notes on chapter 9 of Orlando Figes’ immensely readable History of Russia. The previous chapter dealt with the revolution and the Bolshevik victory in the Russian civil wars. This one is about Soviet history in the 1920s and ’30s. New Economic Policy In the early 1920s, as they won the civil war […]
The Story of Russia by Orlando Figes 3: the rise of Stalin
15 Oct 2026 1 Comment
in economics of climate change, economics of regulation, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, law and economics, politics - USA, property rights Tags: nuisance suits
Whatever one thinks of the climate issue, its questions need to be answered according to the disciplined rationale of both the U.S. Constitution and scientific inquiry. The post Climate Lawsuits Fail Constitutional and Scientific Review appeared first on Watts Up With That?.
Climate Lawsuits Fail Constitutional and Scientific Review
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in defence economics, economic history, war and peace Tags: Russia
In Soviet times, when Communism was its certain destiny and history was adjusted to reflect that end, there was a joke, which perhaps Orwell had in mind: ‘Russia is a country with a certain future; it is only its past which is unpredictable.’ ‘The Story of Russia’ by Orlando Figes, page 4) No other country […]
The Story of Russia by Orlando Figes: 1 (2023)
Celebrating humanity's flourishing through the spread of capitalism and the rule of law
Celebrating humanity's flourishing through the spread of capitalism and the rule of law
Celebrating humanity's flourishing through the spread of capitalism and the rule of law
Celebrating humanity's flourishing through the spread of capitalism and the rule of law
Celebrating humanity's flourishing through the spread of capitalism and the rule of law
Celebrating humanity's flourishing through the spread of capitalism and the rule of law
Celebrating humanity's flourishing through the spread of capitalism and the rule of law
Celebrating humanity's flourishing through the spread of capitalism and the rule of law
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