The Romans flooded the Colosseum for sea battles – Janelle Peters
29 Jun 2019 Leave a comment
in economic history Tags: Roman empire
Just Peace Or Day of Dishonor? – The Treaty of Versailles #OTD THE GREAT WAR June 1919
28 Jun 2019 Leave a comment
in defence economics, war and peace Tags: World War I
Just about everyone were on his biblical list of sinners
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in economics of religion Tags: free speech
The Unfulfilled Promise of the Anti-Discrimination Laws
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in applied price theory, comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, discrimination, economic history, entrepreneurship, industrial organisation, labour supply, law and economics, politics - USA, Richard Epstein, survivor principle Tags: racial discrimination, sex discrimination, The fatal conceit, The pretence to knowledge
Hearing on climate change and natural disasters: Today
28 Jun 2019 Leave a comment
by Judith Curry
The House Oversight and Reform Environmental Subcommittee in a Hearing on Recovery, Resilience and Readiness – Contending with Natural Disasters in the Wake of Climate Change begins at 2 pm EDT.
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Why a great education means engaging with controversy | Jon Zimmerman
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in economics of education Tags: free speech, political correctness
The Outbreak of WWI – How Europe Spiraled Into the GREAT WAR – Week 1
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in defence economics, war and peace Tags: World War I
Steven Pinker: Linguistics as a Window to Understanding the Brain
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in economics of education, economics of media and culture
Students Celebrate Marxist Che Guevara
27 Jun 2019 Leave a comment
in development economics, economic history, law and economics, Marxist economics Tags: Cuba
The first Democratic debate: your take
27 Jun 2019 Leave a comment
I missed all but the last ten minutes of the first Democratic Presidential debate, as I was out and about. All I saw was a bunch of self-promotion, and some heated moments as the Dems attacked each other. Well, that’s to be expected. Weigh in below with your opinion, though it’s early days. Who did well and who didn’t?
CNN’s analysis is here, with their list of winners and losers. Of course making lists like this is largely for entertainment value, but for what it’s worth:
WINNERS
* Julián Castro: The former San Antonio mayor had been running below the radar — WAY below the radar — until Wednesday night. That is likely to change after his performance, in which he was able to carve out a remarkable amount of speaking time for a candidate polling somewhere between 0% and 1%. (An hour into the debate, Castro had…
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THIS DAY AND AGE OF ENTITLEMENT
27 Jun 2019 Leave a comment
Read this and weep.
My company is proud of the reputation it’s built with office tenants, in total circa 400 in the Wellington CBD.
Apart from the obvious attentions such as a much higher standard of maintenance than normal, we provide a number of free services, all greatly appreciated. We specialise in professional tenancies, embassies and what might described as the more prestigious government agencies such as the Ombudsman, judges offices and the like. Needless to say we maintain a full house.
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