Political divorces are never pretty, and the split between Te Pāti Māori and Toitū Te Tiriti is proving no exception.
Te Pāti Māori deep in the kaka after messy divorce from Toitū Te Tiriti
Te Pāti Māori deep in the kaka after messy divorce from Toitū Te Tiriti
02 Oct 2025 1 Comment
in politics - New Zealand Tags: political correctness, racial discrimination, regressive left
Badenoch vows to scrap ‘failed’ climate change law
02 Oct 2025 Leave a comment
in economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming Tags: British politics
By Paul Homewood It’s a bit half hearted, but better than nothing, I guess: From the Telegraph: Conservatives will end net-zero targets that are ‘bankrupting the country’ Kemi Badenoch will promise on Thursday to scrap Britain’s flagship climate change law if the Conservatives regain power. The Tory leader is vowing to repeal the “failed” […]
Badenoch vows to scrap ‘failed’ climate change law
French Defense Killer: Aggressive Line in the Advanced Variation
02 Oct 2025 Leave a comment
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Kenneth Williams on Joan Rivers’ show – UK – ’86 – HQ
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Against Cancel Culture
02 Oct 2025 1 Comment
in economics of education, liberalism, Marxist economics, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA Tags: Age of Enlightenment, free speech, political correctness, regressive left
Cancel culture has emerged as one of the most prominent features of the digital age, celebrated by some as a form of grassroots justice but increasingly criticised as a destructive force. Far from fostering accountability, cancel culture corrodes civil discourse, punishes disproportionately, and undermines the very values of free expression and fairness it claims to […]
Against Cancel Culture
No Right to Stable Climate in Our Holocene Epoch
02 Oct 2025 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of climate change, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming
Leszek Marks explains how warming and cooling alternated throughout the last 12,000 years and how our modern period is no different in his paper Contemporary global warming versus climate change in the Holocene. Excerpts in italics with my bolds and added images. H/T No Tricks Zone Leszek Eugeniusz Marks is a Polish geologist, professor ordinarius, […]
No Right to Stable Climate in Our Holocene Epoch
Historical omissions plague BBC ‘Palestinian state’ explainer
02 Oct 2025 Leave a comment
in defence economics, economic history, International law, law and economics, property rights, war and peace Tags: Gaza Strip, Israel, Middle-East politics, regressive left, war against terror, West Bank
On July 30th 2025 the BBC News website published an ‘explainer’ article by Paul Adams under the headline “What does recognising a Palestinian state mean?”. Since its initial publication, that article – which currently appears on the website’s ‘Middle East’ page – has been updated several times, including a recent amendment to its introduction: Original […]
Historical omissions plague BBC ‘Palestinian state’ explainer
The population bust
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in development economics, economic history, growth miracles, labour economics, labour supply, population economics Tags: ageing society, China, population bust
Understanding Financial Instability in Argentina
01 Oct 2025 Leave a comment
in business cycles, economic growth, fiscal policy, international economics, liberalism, libertarianism, macroeconomics, monetary economics, politics - USA Tags: Argentina
Earlier this month, shortly after some depressing results in a regional election in Argentina, I was interviewed by Patrick Young. In this clip, I express concern Argentine voters will backslide to Peronism. As one might expect, some people are concerned the Peronist victory in the Buenos Aires regional election could be a harbinger of bad […]
Understanding Financial Instability in Argentina
The role and power of the Victorian House of Lords
01 Oct 2025 Leave a comment
in constitutional political economy, economic history, Public Choice Tags: British constitutional law, British politics
Dr Philip Salmon looks at a key element of Parliament which we don’t usually have much opportunity to reflect on in our work on Victorian MPs and constituencies: the House of Lords. As he explains below, the upper chamber played a vital role in many important 19th century reforms and continued to wield significant influence […]
The role and power of the Victorian House of Lords
Scottish Police Arrest Serial Speaker: Elderly Woman Charged After Holding Sign Offering to Discuss Abortion
01 Oct 2025 Leave a comment
in liberalism, Marxist economics, politics Tags: British politics, free speech, political correctness, regressive left
Rose Docherty is what they call a criminal recidivist in the United Kingdom. The 75-year-old woman has been arrested for a second time for the same fiendish act: offering to speak to women considering an abortion. She was arrested outside the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow for carrying a placard which stated “Coercion is […]
Scottish Police Arrest Serial Speaker: Elderly Woman Charged After Holding Sign Offering to Discuss Abortion
Bill Maher’s latest monologues (one of them superb)
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in liberalism, politics - USA, television, TV shows
Here’s the latest from Bill Maher’s Friday “Real Time” show. First, the “New Rule” segment called “Let’s make a deal.” This is perhaps the best Maher bit I’ve ever heard. It’s funny, but the main point is not its humor but its message, which is deadly serious. The guests you see (one of whom Maher […]
Bill Maher’s latest monologues (one of them superb)
The Great Escape
30 Sep 2025 Leave a comment
in health economics Tags: anti-vaccination movement, child mortality, infant mortality, life expectancies, vaccines
Advance Briefing for COP30 Belém 2025
30 Sep 2025 Leave a comment
in economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming Tags: climate alarmism
Overview from E Co. A summit at the crossroads When the world gathers in Belém, Brazil, in November 2025 for COP30, it won’t be just another climate conference. It will be the first major summit after the Paris Agreement’s initial Global Stocktake at COP28, and the moment where climate ambition must decisively shift from words […]
Advance Briefing for COP30 Belém 2025
Utopia, you are standing in it! 
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