Meanwhile petrol and diesel engine car sales have risen 24% and 20% respectively.
Germany Green Transition Collapse: Electric Vehicle Sales Plummet 47% In First Half of This Year!
Germany Green Transition Collapse: Electric Vehicle Sales Plummet 47% In First Half of This Year!
08 Aug 2024 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, transport economics Tags: electric cars
Chess Openings: Two London System Traps that will Beat the King’s Indian…
08 Aug 2024 Leave a comment
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Jurisdiction Stripping or Court Killing? The “No Kings Act” is a Decapitation of the Constitution
08 Aug 2024 Leave a comment
in comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, economics of crime, law and economics, politics - USA, property rights Tags: constitutional law
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) has introduced the “No Kings Act” with great fanfare and the support of most of his Democratic colleagues. Liberal groups have heralded the measure to legislatively reverse the ruling in Trump v. United States. It is obviously popular with the press and pundits. It is also entirely unconstitutional in […]
Jurisdiction Stripping or Court Killing? The “No Kings Act” is a Decapitation of the Constitution
Roots of Climate Change Distortions
08 Aug 2024 Leave a comment
in comparative institutional analysis, economics of bureaucracy, economics of education, economics of information, economics of media and culture, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, population economics, Public Choice Tags: climate alarmism
Roger Pielke Jr. explains at his blog Why Climate Misinformation Persists. Excerpts in italics with my bolds and added images. H/T John Ray Noble Lies, Conventional Wisdom, and Luxury Beliefs In 2001, I participated in a roundtable discussion hosted at the headquarters of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) with a group of U.S. Senators, […]
Roots of Climate Change Distortions
“Everyone Looked Like Monsters”
07 Aug 2024 Leave a comment
in defence economics, laws of war, war and peace Tags: atomic bombings, World War II
After 79 years there is very little new to be uncovered about the atom bombing of the Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki, by the USA on August 6 and August 9, 1945 respectively, to end World War II. And yet, somehow, there always is. This 52m video focuses on Hiroshima and the photos that were […]
“Everyone Looked Like Monsters”
Police use National’s 2005 billboard slogan as an example of hate speech!
07 Aug 2024 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, law and economics, liberalism, politics - New Zealand, property rights Tags: free speech, political correctness, regressive left
Stuff reports: A transphobic post on social media, racist taunts, and a slogan from New Zealand’s largest neo-Nazi group are among a number of scenarios in police’s hate crime training. … Some examples of hate speech used as part of the training include racist remarks, a transphobic post on social media as well as a […]
Police use National’s 2005 billboard slogan as an example of hate speech!
Just Stop Oil claims climate change will lead to Southport-style riots
07 Aug 2024 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming Tags: cranks
By Paul Homewood h/t Ian Magness From The Telegraph: Just Stop Oil has claimed climate change will lead to Southport-style riots in the future after police arrested four of its members who were on their way to protest at Manchester Airport. Greater Manchester Police said it had detained three […]
Just Stop Oil claims climate change will lead to Southport-style riots
Fed Farmers on the cost of the mana of water
07 Aug 2024 Leave a comment
in environmental economics, politics - New Zealand
Federated Farmers states: This week, Federated Farmers have written to Otago councils calling for urgent transparency on new policy aiming to protect the mana of water, known as Te Mana o Te Wai. You may have seen this in the media, as it’s been picked up far and wide. Councils were required to give effect […]
Fed Farmers on the cost of the mana of water
Underrated BUT Aggressive Opening Against 1.d4 [TRAPS Included]
07 Aug 2024 Leave a comment
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Fast Takes on *Build, Baby, Build*: David Schleicher
07 Aug 2024 Leave a comment
in comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, economics of bureaucracy, economics of regulation, income redistribution, law and economics, politics - USA, property rights, Public Choice, rentseeking, urban economics Tags: housing affordability, land supply
I met Yale Law’s David Schleicher when he was still a law professor at GMU. Back then, we argued about the best model of non-rigged one-party democracy, often seen in major cities… and Singapore. Since then, David’s become a powerful academic voice for YIMBY. Last month, David joined me for another Fast Take on Build,…
Fast Takes on *Build, Baby, Build*: David Schleicher
Hiroshima and “Little Boy”: A Historical Perspective
07 Aug 2024 Leave a comment
in defence economics, laws of war, war and peace Tags: atomic bombings, Japan, World War II
On August 6, 1945, the world witnessed the devastating power of nuclear warfare for the first time when the United States dropped an atomic bomb, code-named “Little Boy,” on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. This event marked a significant turning point in World War II and had profound implications for international relations, warfare, and ethics. […]
Hiroshima and “Little Boy”: A Historical Perspective
Did a Christchurch Environment Judge called Prudence just end NZ’s Dreams of higher tech-based productivity growth that would’ve fixed our health system & ended poverty?
06 Aug 2024 1 Comment
in economics of bureaucracy, economics of regulation, environmentalism, politics - New Zealand, Public Choice, public economics, urban economics
New Zealand citizen, Peter Thiel, who is one of the world’s richest men, and business associate of Elon Musk, has had his house application in Wanaka rejected on appeal by the Environment Court. Theil was the first investor in Shane Legg’s company, Deep Mind, which started the Artificial Intelligence revolution. Legg is a former student…
Did a Christchurch Environment Judge called Prudence just end NZ’s Dreams of higher tech-based productivity growth that would’ve fixed our health system & ended poverty?
Weighing N.Y.’s Climate Statute
06 Aug 2024 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, politics - USA Tags: solar power, wind power
The question is whether those people can be awakened before the blackouts hit.
Weighing N.Y.’s Climate Statute
DON BRASH: John Key’s Call for “Caution” in Race Relations
06 Aug 2024 Leave a comment
in discrimination, law and economics, politics - New Zealand, property rights Tags: constitutional law
He doesn’t want to have difficult conversations. Former National Party leader Sir John Key has urged people to “take the temperature down a wee bit” in the debate surrounding race issues. He believes this is an area where any government needs to “tread carefully.” He also mentioned recent issues such as ACT’s Treaty Principles Bill, the…
DON BRASH: John Key’s Call for “Caution” in Race Relations
Pervasive myth of centralisation unravels in NZ
06 Aug 2024 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, comparative institutional analysis, economics of bureaucracy, economics of education, health economics, industrial organisation, politics - New Zealand, Public Choice, public economics, survivor principle
Oliver Hartwich writes – New Zealand’s government sacked the entire board of Health New Zealand (Te Whatu Ora) last week, replacing it with a sole commissioner. The move marked more than just another shake-up in the country’s beleaguered health system. It signalled the spectacular failure of a grand experiment that has turned New Zealand into […]
Pervasive myth of centralisation unravels in NZ
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