Neither @msdgovtnz nor the welfare working group have any interest in benefit fraud research @TaxpayersUnion

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by Jim Rose in economics of crime, labour economics, law and economics, politics - New Zealand, welfare reform Tags:

Christopher Hitchens on Chomsky’s intellectually lazy, boring & mediocre response to Afghanistan

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by Jim Rose in defence economics, economics of crime, International law, law and economics, war and peace Tags:

Why Does Big Business Love Big Government? (Domhoff, Rothbard, and Evers)

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Curious How Marijuana Can Effect the Weather Here in Sunny SoCal?

16 May 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economics of crime, law and economics Tags:

Firing Line – Thomas Sowell w/ William F. Buckley Jr. (1981)

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by Jim Rose in applied price theory, development economics, discrimination, economic history, economics of crime, economics of education, economics of information, economics of regulation, entrepreneurship, gender, human capital, industrial organisation, labour economics, labour supply, law and economics, minimum wage, occupational choice, poverty and inequality, Public Choice, Thomas Sowell, unemployment

No Considerations: Doing Business in India Without Bribes (amazing story)

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by Jim Rose in applied price theory, development economics, economics of bureaucracy, economics of crime, economics of regulation, entrepreneurship, environmental economics, growth disasters, growth miracles, health economics, industrial organisation, international economics, law and economics, property rights, Public Choice, public economics, urban economics Tags: ,

The secrets of North Korea’s Office 39 | FT World

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by Jim Rose in defence economics, economics of bureaucracy, economics of crime, international economic law, International law, law and economics, Public Choice, war and peace Tags:

How on earth will legalising marijuana make it less accessible? If it does, why would the black market go away?

15 May 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economics of crime, economics of regulation, health economics, law and economics, politics - New Zealand

From https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/388732/cannabis-vote-national-can-t-promise-it-will-respect-referendum?fbclid=IwAR2gsDX2pPfBKN0289d9k6rKD-aZ8iyMyTeWqyISXuPvMJwKBo1X8lQegAo

https://twitter.com/Historicalmages/status/693062156158398464

Prohibition reduced alcohol consumption but at what price? Was the trade-off worth it?

15 May 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economic history, economics of crime, economics of regulation, health economics, law and economics, politics - USA

From https://www.nytimes.com/1989/10/16/opinion/actually-prohibition-was-a-success.html

How much of this meme would have to change if the good samaritan was a man?

15 May 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economics of crime, economics of religion, law and economics Tags: ,

Weed is not more dangerous than alcohol

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by Jim Rose in economics of crime, economics of regulation, health economics, law and economics, politics - USA Tags:

Harry Anslinger | The Man Responsible for Marijuana’s Prohibition

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Why Free Speech (even Hate Speech) is the best friend of the Oppressed – Jonathan Rauch

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by Jim Rose in comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, economics of bureaucracy, economics of crime, law and economics, liberalism, libertarianism, politics - USA, Public Choice Tags:

How did Ancient/Medieval Borders Work? (Short Animated Documentary)

14 May 2019 1 Comment

by Jim Rose in economic history, economics of crime, international economic law, international economics, International law, law and economics, property rights, Public Choice Tags:

Trends in terrorism

13 May 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economics of crime, politics - USA

From https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR2647z2.html

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