It appears that Hasan Piker is not alone in saying that the United States deserved the September 11, 2001 terrorist…
The Pikers: One in Five College Students Believe the U.S. “Deserved” 9-11 and Roughly Half Favor Socialism
The Pikers: One in Five College Students Believe the U.S. “Deserved” 9-11 and Roughly Half Favor Socialism
15 Nov 2026 Leave a comment
in defence economics, economic history, liberalism, Marxist economics, politics - USA, war and peace Tags: 9/11, free speech, political correctness, regressive left, war against terror
Quotation of the Day…
15 Nov 2026 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, comparative institutional analysis, economic history, economics of regulation, history of economic thought, law and economics, Richard Posner
Tweet… is from page 40 the late Richard Posner’s 1981 book, The Economics of Justice: Bentham never studied systematically any social or legal institution, English or foreign, contemporary or historical. He never tried to master the working principles of the institutions he sought to reform. Instead he deduced optimal institutions from the greatest-happiness principle and…
Quotation of the Day…
California Voters Reject 5% Billionaire Wealth Tax
15 Nov 2026 Leave a comment
in entrepreneurship, fiscal policy, human capital, income redistribution, labour economics, labour supply, macroeconomics, Marxist economics, occupational choice, politics - USA, poverty and inequality, Public Choice Tags: taxation and entrepreneurship, taxation and investment, top 1%
Despite promises of billions in healthcare funding, voters rejected a tax that critics warned would drive wealthy residents and investment out of California.
California Voters Reject 5% Billionaire Wealth Tax
High Crimes on the High Court? AOC Suggests Impeaching Conservative Justices for “Legalizing a Lot”
14 Nov 2026 Leave a comment
in politics - USA Tags: constitutional law, regressive left
Democrats appear to be adopting an “impeach-them-all-and-let-God-sort-them-out” approach to the upcoming session of Congress. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) suggested this…
High Crimes on the High Court? AOC Suggests Impeaching Conservative Justices for “Legalizing a Lot”
One table, one agreement
14 Nov 2026 Leave a comment
in politics - New Zealand Tags: 2026 general election
Rodney Hide writes – David Seymour wants “one game plan, one coalition agreement.” He argued for the same in 2023. He is right. In 2023 National signed one deal with ACT and another with New Zealand First. Each partner had to agree to the other’s, with an agree-to-disagree clause. It was a halfway house. National […]
One table, one agreement
Death of the Abundance Agenda?
14 Nov 2026 Leave a comment
in economics of bureaucracy, economics of regulation, environmental economics, environmentalism, law and economics, politics - USA, property rights, Public Choice, transport economics, urban economics
Tuesday’s election dealt a fatal blow to the notion that Democrats need to embrace growth to win elections.
Death of the Abundance Agenda?
What They Took From You
14 Nov 2026 Leave a comment
in economic history Tags: British politics
Until August 1914 a sensible, law-abiding Englishman could pass through life and hardly notice the existence of the state, beyond the post office and the police. He could live where he liked and as he liked. He had no official number or identity card. He could travel abroad or leave forever without a passport or…
What They Took From You
Richard Posner, Legal Legend and American Intellectual, Dies at 87
14 Nov 2026 Leave a comment
in history of economic thought, law and economics, Richard Posner
Richard Posner, called by many “the father of Law and Economics,” has passed. He was 87. Posner is one of…
Richard Posner, Legal Legend and American Intellectual, Dies at 87
The Economics of Rent Controls
14 Nov 2026 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, economic history, economics of regulation, George Stigler, history of economic thought, income redistribution, law and economics, liberalism, Marxist economics, Milton Friedman, politics - USA, property rights, Public Choice, regulation, rentseeking Tags: rent control
I appear on Ryan Bourne’s excellent new podcast, The Economics of It. We discuss The Economics of Rent Controls drawing on my essay, Rent Control: The Ceiling Trap. It’s a very good discussion. Here’s one bit (edited slightly to remove some ums for reading and to fix a date I got wrong from memory): RB:…
The Economics of Rent Controls
Remembering Richard Posner’s Economy of Explanation
13 Nov 2026 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, history of economic thought, law and economics, property rights, Richard Posner
Judge Richard Posner died this week. Few scholars have left such a mark on both law and economics. As Alex Tabarrok put it, he was “the only person ever to deserve a Nobel prize and a seat on the Supreme Court.” Most writing about him will—and should—focus on his contributions to legal scholarship. He was…
Remembering Richard Posner’s Economy of Explanation
Facts on Climate Change Costs, Trade-offs and Results
13 Nov 2026 Leave a comment
in economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming
Dr. Bjørn Lomborg and Fraser Institute have published a series of essays with evidence regarding policies intended to mitigate climate change. Excerpts below with links to papers supporting the following conclusions. Climate Change: A Fact-Based Assessment of Costs, Trade-Offs, and Results is a new multimedia research and educational project by the Fraser Institute in collaboration…
Facts on Climate Change Costs, Trade-offs and Results
Sports economist J.C. Bradbury’s latest book is This One Will Be Different: False Promises and Fiscal Realities of Publicly Funded Stadiums
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in applied price theory, economic history, industrial organisation, politics - USA, Public Choice, rentseeking, sports economics, urban economics
Click here to go to the Amazon page. Here is the summary:”For more than a century, America’s sports stadiums have evolved from modest, private ballparks into billion-dollar play-palaces for the rich-built increasingly on the backs of taxpayers. Government commitments to major-league venues are approaching $50 billion, and a looming wave of new construction threatens to…
Sports economist J.C. Bradbury’s latest book is This One Will Be Different: False Promises and Fiscal Realities of Publicly Funded Stadiums
Rent Control Ballot Initiatives Won Almost Everywhere
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in applied price theory, economics of regulation, history of economic thought, income redistribution, politics - USA, Public Choice, regulation, rentseeking, urban economics Tags: rent control
In California, New Jersey, Maine, and Minnesota, voters opted to cap rents and impose more restrictions on landlords.
Rent Control Ballot Initiatives Won Almost Everywhere
TPM’s overhang campaign gave the Greens two extra List MPs
12 Nov 2026 Leave a comment
in politics - New Zealand Tags: 2026 general election
The Greens quadrupled their party vote in the seven Māori seats, as Maori voters did what TPM asked them to do, and did not give TPM their party votes. This gave the Greens an additional 2.1% of the total vote. Without it they would have got 11.2% in the election instead of 13.3%. This means…
TPM’s overhang campaign gave the Greens two extra List MPs
New Knesset takes office, Eisenkot with mandate to attempt to form a government
12 Nov 2026 Leave a comment
in politics, Public Choice Tags: Israel
Today Israel’s new Knesset was installed, following the 27 October election. It is reported that a majority of members has signed a petition to convene an election of a new speaker. The candidate for the position will be Matan Kahana, elected from the fifth rank of the list of Yashar!, the list headed by Gadi […]
New Knesset takes office, Eisenkot with mandate to attempt to form a government
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