Did the New Deal End the Great Depression? (with George Selgin)
06 Dec 2021 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, Austrian economics, business cycles, economic growth, economic history, fiscal policy, global financial crisis (GFC), great depression, great recession, history of economic thought, macroeconomics, monetarism, monetary economics
Australian-American War of 1942 – The Battle of Brisbane
05 Dec 2021 Leave a comment
in defence economics, war and peace Tags: World War II
Why Intermittent Wind & Solar Are The World’s Most Expensive (Occasional) Power Sources
05 Dec 2021 Leave a comment
The Sun and wind might be free, but wind and solar power are by far the most expensive power sources, of them all.
Diffuse and dilute – entirely dependent on the weather (wind – in the case of wind power, and cloud cover in the case of solar) and, in solar’s case, where the Sun sits in the sky – every MW of wind or solar capacity has to be backed up by a MW of reliable, dispatchable capacity, from either coal, gas or nuclear power (and hydro where that might be available).
Over the years, renewable energy rent seekers have attempted to paint a very different picture; viz, by claiming that wind and solar are ‘free’ and getting cheaper all the time. The accounting tricks employed are fairly obvious for those with the faintest idea about how electricity is generated and distributed.
Donn Dears is one such character. Here…
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Rumpole BBC Complete – Rumpole and the Gentle Art of Blackmail – John Mortimer
05 Dec 2021 Leave a comment
Good casts
Rumpole of the Bailey is a radio series created and written by the British writer and barrister John Mortimer based on the television series Rumpole of the Bailey. Five different actors portrayed Horace Rumpole in these episodes: Leo McKern, Maurice Denham, Timothy West, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Julian Rhind-Tutt.
His skill at defending his clients is legendary among the criminal classes. The Timson clan of “minor villains” (primarily thieves) regularly rely on Rumpole to get them out of their latest bit of trouble with the law. Rumpole is proud of his successful handling of the Penge Bungalow Murders “alone and without a leader” (that is, as a “junior” barrister without a QC) early in his career and of his extensive knowledge of bloodstains and typewriters. Cross-examination is one of his favourite activities, and he disdains barristers who lack either the skill or courage to ask the right questions. His…
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Who funds Extinction Rebellion? American & UK millionaires – ‘Some of America’s most famous families, including the Kennedys & the Gettys’
05 Dec 2021 Leave a comment
By Paul Homewood
Big American and UK Money, Global Reach
Extinction Rebellion is no local grassroots NGO. Instead, it receives major financial support from American and UK millionaires.
A 2019 New York Times story from reported:
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Luxon and the media
05 Dec 2021 Leave a comment
My good friend journalist Karl du Fresne, took the media to task last week for its aggressive attacks on Christopher Luxon regarding his Christian faith, the abortion issue and his property ownership. (karldufresne.blogspot.com)
You might have thought that media would have wanted to know more about Luxon’s views on how to deal with Covid, poverty and the related housing crisis, crime, education standards and current levels of school attendance, to say nothing of how to create a cohesive caucus, given the recent fractious history of the National Party and leadership changes.
I doubt Luxon was optimistic this would be the case and he didn’t get it. The sad reality is many in the Parliamentary Press Gallery are left-wing and not committed to balanced journalism. Not surprising really. The Wellington Central electorate got more Green Party votes in the last election than any other electorate. We know also from political research…
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“The Rolling Stones – (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction (Live on The Ed Sullivan Show)
05 Dec 2021 Leave a comment
in Music, television, TV shows
Repeal Day #OTD
05 Dec 2021 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of regulation, health economics, politics - USA Tags: evonomics of prohibition, meddlesome preferences
Look so sweet baby Nisa monkey come to finding lice and grooming for Camera man
05 Dec 2021 Leave a comment
in economics of media and culture
Utopia, you are standing in it! 
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