Seymour’s proposed referendum has made discussion seem a very attractive alternative. Graham Adams writes — After the revolutionary He Puapua report was brought to public attention for the first time in April 2021, Judith Collins and David Seymour did their best to spark discussion about its implications — especially with regard to the threat that […]
Look who wants to debate Treaty issues now
Look who wants to debate Treaty issues now
22 Nov 2023 Leave a comment
in constitutional political economy, politics - New Zealand Tags: constitutional law
ELE LUDEMANN: Does reset need a referendum?
17 Nov 2023 Leave a comment
in comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, economic history, law and economics, politics - New Zealand Tags: constitution law
Act wants a referendum to define the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi. The principles do need redefining and that redefinition will almost certainly result in a reset that reverses a lot of the insertion of the undefined principles in areas which many think have nothing to do with the Treaty. It is 23 years […]
ELE LUDEMANN: Does reset need a referendum?
Reflections on the TCU Capitalism versus Socialism Debate
08 Nov 2023 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, development economics, economic growth, economic history, economics of bureaucracy, growth disasters, growth miracles, income redistribution, industrial organisation, labour economics, law and economics, liberalism, libertarianism, Marxist economics, poverty and inequality, privatisation, property rights, Public Choice, public economics Tags: economics of socialism, Sweden
Two days ago at Texas Christian University, I debated Scott Sehon, chair of Bowdoin College’s Philosophy Department, on Capitalism versus Socialism. (Video forthcoming eventually). My opening statement was a slight variation on the one I wrote for an earlier debate on the same topic with Elizabeth Bruenig. Sehon’s opening statement was adapted from his Socialism:…
Reflections on the TCU Capitalism versus Socialism Debate
Which Is Better: Capitalism or Socialism?
25 Oct 2023 Leave a comment
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Here is debate audio for last week’s Capitalism versus Socialism Debate at TCU. Scott Sehon was a fine opponent, in the same league as John Marsh. Enjoy!P.S. Thanks again to Rob Garnett and Sam Arnold for hosting.
Which Is Better: Capitalism or Socialism?
Different Law Systems David D Friedman
23 Oct 2023 Leave a comment
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David D. Friedman – The Externality problem: Population, Climate, Pandemic
19 Oct 2023 Leave a comment
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Why did Wilhelm II get rid of Bismarck?
01 May 2023 Leave a comment
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Roderick Long interviews DAVID FRIEDMAN
18 Apr 2023 Leave a comment
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Future of Freedom debate 1977 — David Friedman v. Tom Hayden
15 Feb 2023 Leave a comment
in comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, David Friedman, economic history, history of economic thought, law and economics, Marxist economics, Public Choice Tags: capitalism and freedom
Everything Jacinda Ardern ‘tried’ had been a failure : David Seymour
27 Jan 2023 Leave a comment
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Best Lectures on Marxism, Ever
21 Jan 2023 Leave a comment
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I’m a huge fan of the late great George Walsh. I heard this giant of intellectual history speak live in 1989, and I’ve listened to his recorded lectures over and over. 267 more words
Best Lectures on Marxism, Ever
How to expel an MP from Parliament: The ejection of John Wilkes in 1764
15 Jan 2023 Leave a comment
in constitutional political economy, economic history, Public Choice Tags: British constitutional law, British history, constitutional law
John Wilkes is one of the more scandalous figures in the 18th-century. His publication of North Briton Number 45, and Essay on Woman, had both the Commons and the Lords denounce him. Parliament began to build a case against Wilkes. Dr Robin Eagles, editor of our House of Lords 1715-1790 project, reflects on how Parliament […]
How to expel an MP from Parliament: The ejection of John Wilkes in 1764
Uncancelled History | EP. 02 Colonialism
26 Dec 2022 Leave a comment
in comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, defence economics, development economics, economic history, economics of bureaucracy, economics of crime, growth disasters, growth miracles, income redistribution, International law, law and economics, liberalism, Marxist economics, property rights, Public Choice, public economics, rentseeking Tags: Age of Discovery, age of empires, economics of colonialism
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