Margaret Thatcher’s economic legacy | The Economist
02 May 2019 Leave a comment
in budget deficits, business cycles, economic growth, economic history, economics of bureaucracy, economics of regulation, fiscal policy, global financial crisis (GFC), industrial organisation, labour economics, macroeconomics, monetary economics, privatisation, property rights, Public Choice, unemployment, unions Tags: British politics, Margaret Thatcher
Fake Socialism vs. Real Capitalism Jason Brennan
01 May 2019 Leave a comment
in comparative institutional analysis, industrial organisation, labour economics, law and economics, liberalism, libertarianism, Marxist economics, politics - USA, property rights, Public Choice Tags: capitalism and freedom
Soon to be hate speech in New Zealand?
30 Apr 2019 Leave a comment
in law and economics, politics - New Zealand Tags: free speech, political correctness, regressive left

Jason Brennan: Why Not Capitalism? (April 9, 2019)
30 Apr 2019 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, Austrian economics, comparative institutional analysis, development economics, economic history, economics of crime, entrepreneurship, industrial organisation, labour economics, law and economics, property rights, Rawls and Nozick Tags: capitalism and freedom
You don’t fight fascism by giving in to it
29 Apr 2019 Leave a comment
in economics of religion, law and economics, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA Tags: regressive left

Jordan Peterson – Tonightly With Tom Ballard” on YouTube
29 Apr 2019 Leave a comment
in development economics, discrimination, economic history, economics of crime, economics of love and marriage, gender, law and economics Tags: free speech, pessimism bias, political correctness, regressive left, The Great Enrichment
Rather amusing story about Bill and Melanie Gates
29 Apr 2019 Leave a comment
in economics of love and marriage

Conversations With History – Edward N. Luttwak 2007
29 Apr 2019 Leave a comment
in defence economics, development economics, economic history, economics of crime, International law, law and economics, politics - USA, war and peace Tags: Iraq war
Some advice to @NZFamilyFirst on @nzdrug @_chloeswarbrick’s efforts to legalise and regulate marijuana
28 Apr 2019 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, law and economics, politics - New Zealand Tags: black markets, grey markets, marijuana decrimilization, offsetting behaviour, The fatal conceit, unintended consequences

.@BillMaher to @Ayaan Hirsi Ali: Why Do Liberals ‘Blame the Victim’ When It Comes to Islam?
28 Apr 2019 Leave a comment
in development economics, economics of crime, economics of education, economics of information, economics of love and marriage, economics of religion, law and economics, liberalism, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, property rights, Public Choice, televison Tags: Age of Enlightenment, political correctness
The shape of things to come if the @NZGreens get their way on hate speech laws
28 Apr 2019 Leave a comment
in discrimination, economics of crime, economics of media and culture, gender, law and economics, liberalism, politics - New Zealand Tags: free speech, political correctness, regressive left

Political Correctness And Offending Whining Pussies – Tonightly With Tom Ballard
28 Apr 2019 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, economics of information, economics of media and culture, law and economics, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA Tags: free speech, political correctness, regressive left
5 Reasons Why We Need Hate Speech (and a better appreciation of commas) @nzfreespeech
28 Apr 2019 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, law and economics, liberalism, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, Public Choice Tags: free speech, political correctness, regressive left, unintended consequences
The People vs. Larry Flynt (7/8) Movie CLIP – punishing unpopular speech as hate speech
28 Apr 2019 Leave a comment
in law and economics, liberalism, movies, politics - USA, Public Choice Tags: free speech
Martin Niemoller was a wiser man than @AndrewLittleMP, @janlogie and @NZHumanRights!? @nzfreespeech
28 Apr 2019 Leave a comment
in discrimination, economics of bureaucracy, economics of crime, law and economics, liberalism, politics - New Zealand, Public Choice Tags: free speech, political correctness, regressive left, unintended consequences

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