there are no well-documented cases where a genuine sovereign citizen legal theory (i.e. claiming the law doesn’t apply to the defendant because of “sovereignty,” a “straw man,” or the illegitimacy of government) has succeeded on the merits in a competent court. In legal practice, those arguments are consistently rejected as frivolous and without basis in law. Wikipedia+1 Here’s what the evidence shows: 📌 […]
Sovereign citizen defences dismissed as frivolous
Sovereign citizen defences dismissed as frivolous
26 Dec 2025 Leave a comment
in law and economics Tags: constitutional law
A good critique
26 Dec 2025 Leave a comment
in politics - New Zealand Tags: free speech
David Harvey has a good critique of the proposed social media ban for under 16s. I certainly support the intent that we should keep under 16s off social media. The linkage to poor mental health outcomes is incredibly powerful – especially for girls. Even those who support the idea of a ban concede that enforcing…
A good critique
Some Snapshots of Global Urbanization
26 Dec 2025 Leave a comment
in development economics, economic history, population economics, urban economics
During the last half-century or so, one of the biggest changes in how humans live is the greater share of people around the world who live in cities. The UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs describes some pattern in its report on World Urbanization Prospects 2025: Summary of Results (November 2025). The report defines…
Some Snapshots of Global Urbanization
BBC intifada portrayal conflicts with its own previous reporting
25 Dec 2025 Leave a comment
in defence economics, economics of crime, law and economics, war and peace Tags: British politics, free speech, Gaza Strip, Israel, Middle-East politics, political correctness, regressive left, war against terror
Late on December 17th the BBC News website published an uncredited report headlined “Two arrested after police say they will act against intifada chants”,… The post BBC intifada portrayal conflicts with its own previous reporting appeared first on CAMERA UK.
BBC intifada portrayal conflicts with its own previous reporting
Fuel rationing chaos looms in New York State
25 Dec 2025 Leave a comment
in economics of bureaucracy, economics of climate change, economics of regulation, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, politics - USA, Public Choice, transport economics Tags: electric cars
Rationing gasoline and diesel under the Climate Act is a predictable prescription for chaos. It is the mobility these motor fuels provide that guarantees rationing to meet the 2030 emissions target will not work.
Fuel rationing chaos looms in New York State
Is Christmas Gift Giving Inefficient?
25 Dec 2025 Leave a comment
In 1993, Yale economics professor Joel Waldfogel published an article titled The deadweight loss of Christmas. The idea is that gift recipients often place a lower dollar value on the item than its actual price. Maybe someone buys you a tie for $20 that you would pay no more than $5 for. So the inefficiency…
Is Christmas Gift Giving Inefficient?
Three that Made a Revolution
25 Dec 2025 Leave a comment
in development economics, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags: India
Another excellent post from Samir Varma, this time on the 1991 reforms in India that launched India’s second freedom movement: Three men you’ve probably never heard of—P.V. Narasimha Rao, Manmohan Singh, Montek Singh Ahluwalia—may be the three most important people of the late 20th century. Bold claim. Audacious, even. Let me defend it. Here are…
Three that Made a Revolution
Panic-Stricken Climate Alarmists Resort to Bolder Lies
25 Dec 2025 Leave a comment
in economics of climate change, economics of regulation, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming Tags: climate alarmism
The real misinformation has been repeated predictions of apocalypse, fabricated links between bad weather and a harmless gas necessary for life on Earth and attacks on the reputations of those who question climate orthodoxy.
Panic-Stricken Climate Alarmists Resort to Bolder Lies
AI summary of my living wage paper
24 Dec 2025 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, history of economic thought, income redistribution, job search and matching, labour economics, labour supply, macroeconomics, minimum wage, politics - New Zealand, poverty and inequality, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: living wage
New South Wales bans anti-Jewish rhetoric in wake of Bondi Beach attack
24 Dec 2025 Leave a comment
in defence economics, discrimination, economics of crime, law and economics, liberalism, Marxist economics, politics - Australia, war and peace Tags: free speech, Gaza Strip, Middle-East politics, political correctness, regressive left, war against terror, West Bank
The attack on Jews celebrating Hanukkah at Bondi Beach near Sydney (the capital of New South Wales), was horrific: fifteen people were killed (not including the perps) and 40 injured. It was clearly a terrorist attack designed to kill Jews, putting the lie that this kind of violence is “anti-Zionist” rather than antisemitic. Australian Jews…
New South Wales bans anti-Jewish rhetoric in wake of Bondi Beach attack
BBC Framing Asks Jews to Answer For Violence Against Jews
23 Dec 2025 1 Comment
in defence economics, discrimination, economics of crime, International law, law and economics, liberalism, Marxist economics, politics - Australia, war and peace Tags: free speech, Gaza Strip, Middle-East politics, political correctness, regressive left, war against terror
Since the antisemitic terror attack on Bondi Beach last week, there has been a large amount of discussion on BBC radio and broadcast channels… The post BBC Framing Asks Jews to Answer For Violence Against Jews appeared first on CAMERA UK.
BBC Framing Asks Jews to Answer For Violence Against Jews
STEVE MILLOY: Trump Dismantles Climate-Industrial Complex
23 Dec 2025 Leave a comment
in economics of bureaucracy, economics of climate change, economics of education, economics of natural disasters, economics of regulation, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, politics - USA, Public Choice Tags: climate alarmism
The Trump administration took a major whack at the climate-industrial complex this week. It’s a fantastic move. But another event this week spotlights the need to do more.
STEVE MILLOY: Trump Dismantles Climate-Industrial Complex
A tale of two cities and rent control
23 Dec 2025 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, comparative institutional analysis, econometerics, economics of regulation, law and economics, market efficiency, property rights, Public Choice, rentseeking, urban economics Tags: rent control
WSJ: What the Twin Cities Tell Us About Fixing the Housing CrisisThe Natural Experiment: In 2022, St. Paul enacted one of the strictest rent-control regimes in the country. The ordinance capped annual rent increases at 3% for most apartments, even empty ones. It didn’t adjust for inflation. … Across the Mississippi River, Minneapolis steered clear of rent…
A tale of two cities and rent control
Adam Smith And Joseph Campbell On The Dangers Of “The Man Of System”
23 Dec 2025 Leave a comment
in Adam Smith, applied price theory, comparative institutional analysis, economics of information, economics of regulation, history of economic thought
Here is a passage from The Theory of Moral Sentiments by Smith (author of the book The Wealth of Nations in 1776 that started economics) at the Library of Economics and Liberty. Smith emphasizes the arrogance and conceit of those who think they can arrange society any way they want. In a separate passage, Smith…
Adam Smith And Joseph Campbell On The Dangers Of “The Man Of System”
John Oliver goes after Bari Weiss and CBS News
22 Dec 2025 Leave a comment
in industrial organisation, liberalism, Marxist economics, politics - USA, television, TV shows Tags: media bias
A reader sent me a video-containing email with the header “John Oliver destroys Bari Weiss”, with the message below saying, “Somebody had to do it.” Well, yes, somebody should criticize the Free Press, which is becoming, in my view, more political (right-centrist) and less full of news. And even news stories aren’t really written by…
John Oliver goes after Bari Weiss and CBS News
Utopia, you are standing in it! 
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