The Great Escape by continent
14 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in development economics, economic history, growth disasters, growth miracles, health economics Tags: Africa, child mortality, China, India, infant mortality, life expectancies, South America, The Great Escape
'The world is getting better all the time, in 11 maps and charts' – bit.ly/1M7W4Xr http://t.co/slB6oStjFq—
Max Roser (@MaxCRoser) July 14, 2015
Watch your back in Rap & Hip-Hop, look after yourself in Heavy Metal and Punk
13 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of crime, economics of media and culture, health and safety, health economics, labour economics, law and economics, Music, occupational choice Tags: crime and punishment, homicide rates, law and order, suicide
What kills popular musicians? Depends on the genre http://t.co/BTDvdWOS4F—
paulkirby (@paul1kirby) September 11, 2015
The #nannystate goes to #China
12 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of regulation, health economics Tags: China, Macau, meddlesome preferences economics of smoking, nanny state
Macau’s casinos are fuming over proposed smoking ban bloom.bg/1K08Jcg http://t.co/pCcY7XNBNh—
Bloomberg Business (@business) September 11, 2015
What do #McDonalds & @GreenpeaceNZ no longer have in common? @NZGreens @RusselNorman
12 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of regulation, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, health economics, politics - New Zealand Tags: anti-science left eye global warming, climate alarmism, GMOs, Greenpeace, Leftover Left, New Zealand Greens, Russell Norman, The Great Escape, The Great Fact, Twitter left
Like McDonalds, Greenpeace globally is a brand. I read the papers every day in detail but are utterly clueless as to who its leaders are. That is a deliberate branding decision so people cannot conflate the inevitably dodgy and far left backgrounds of its leaders and activist support base with self appointed environmental do-gooders brand.
That is no longer so in New Zealand where a middle-age political junkie retiring as co-leader of the New Zealand Greens will now be their CEO in New Zealand.
.@RusselNorman to lead @GreenpeaceNZ bit.ly/1K08JJj http://t.co/M4QNmeGQjr—
Greenpeace NZ (@GreenpeaceNZ) September 10, 2015
If Russell Norman wants to do his job properly, you should never give an interview, never appear in public.
Incoming @GreenpeaceNZ leader @RusselNorman says Greenpeace critical for humanity's future stuff.co.nz/national/polit… http://t.co/XqpxYjYmf4—
Greenpeace NZ (@GreenpeaceNZ) September 12, 2015
What is worse is the carrying on by the Greens about the retirement of Russell Norman to lead the Greenpeace in New Zealand.
If they wanted to maintain the political effectiveness of Greenpeace, they should have made a short press release congratulating him on his retirement and wishing him well in his new job and saying little more. The Greens should stop carrying on as though you have taken over Greenpeace New Zealand.
I do not wish Greenpeace well with its anti-growth, anti-science, anti-human agenda, so I hope this was a mistake and I hope I am not interrupting them in making that mistake.
This #Vox political bias test is biased despite my good result
11 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in economic growth, economic history, economics of climate change, economics of crime, environmental economics, health economics, macroeconomics
The Great Escape in Chinese infant mortality was stunning
11 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in development economics, economic history, growth disasters, growth miracles, health economics, Marxist economics Tags: child mortality, China, global poverty, infant mortality, stream poverty, The Great Escape
China's infant mortality rate fell 85% since 1970, nearing the U.S. rate. buff.ly/1g7eLNk #health http://t.co/b9eno1jk6X—
HumanProgress.org (@humanprogress) September 08, 2015
How is the population bomb going?
10 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in development economics, economic history, growth disasters, growth miracles, health economics, population economics Tags: population bomb
The Great Escape actually accelerated after the GFC
10 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in development economics, economic history, global financial crisis (GFC), growth disasters, growth miracles, health economics, labour economics, macroeconomics, poverty and inequality Tags: child poverty, extreme poverty, global poverty, India, The Great Escape, The Great Fact
In 1993, >30% of India's urban population lived in extreme poverty. In 2011? Only 13%. buff.ly/1iutlQA http://t.co/238hsW2aeF—
HumanProgress.org (@humanprogress) September 09, 2015
The Great Fact – undernourishment in developing countries (under the jackboot of neoliberalism)
10 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in development economics, economic history, growth disasters, growth miracles, health economics Tags: capitalism and freedom, extreme poverty, global hunger, The Great Escape, The Great Fact
@NZGreens @GreenpeaceNZ #NEWZEALAND best prepared for #climatechange almost
07 Sep 2015 1 Comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, health economics, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA Tags: climate alarmism, global warming
Initial reactions to anaesthetics
07 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, health economics Tags: creative destruction, The Great Escape
Teenage alcohol consumption across countries
06 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of regulation, health economics, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA Tags: alcohol regulation, economics of prohibition, meddlesome preferences, nanny state
The Antiscience Left and GMOs
05 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in health economics, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA Tags: agricultural economics, antiscience left, conjecture and refutation, conspiracy theories, conspiracy theorists, creative destruction, GMOs, infotopia, risk risk trade-offs
Utopia, you are standing in it! 
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