Heinrich Muller: The Head of the Gestapo
14 Apr 2019 Leave a comment
in defence economics, economic history, economics of crime, law and economics Tags: Nazi Germany, World War II
The Invasion of Norway and Denmark – WW2 – 033 – April 13 1940
14 Apr 2019 Leave a comment
in defence economics, war and peace Tags: World War II
The quickest way to get into a fight in a 1960s Australian pub | RetroFocus
13 Apr 2019 Leave a comment
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Christopher Hitchens destroys all popular arguments against Iraq War
13 Apr 2019 2 Comments
in defence economics, economic history, energy economics, laws of war, war and peace Tags: Gulf war, Iraq war
Assange, Extradition and Human Rights
13 Apr 2019 Leave a comment
Mr Julian Assange was arrested yesterday after the Ecuadorian government withdrew the asylum they had given him in their embassy, thereby depriving him of the immunity they had conferred upon him from arrest. He was first arrested for failing to attend court on 29 June 2012 in contravention of his bail conditions. He was then further arrested on behalf of US authorities under an extradition warrant under section 73 of the Extradition Act 2003.
The shadow Home Secretary has intervened urging the Prime Minister to block the extradition of Mr Assange to the United States on human rights grounds, calls echoed by the Leader of the Opposition and the Shadow Lord Chancellor. The purpose of this post is to explain why, legally, this cannot be done. Ironically, the best hope Mr Assange now has of avoiding extradition to the US is if the Swedish authorities apply for him to be…
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But @Greens are in favour of energy poverty
13 Apr 2019 1 Comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, politics - Australia Tags: energy poverty
Trump’s Appalling Nominations for Federal Reserve
13 Apr 2019 Leave a comment
Pulitzer-prize winning columnist George F. Will explains the dangers of Donald Trump’s nomination’s of Herman Cain and Stephen Moore to the Fed and what’s “depressing” about the few GOP Senators opposing the nomination.
Plus there is this article at CNN on Stephen Moore – an extract follows:
Stephen Moore, who President Donald Trump announced last month as his nominee for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, has a history of advocating self-described “radical” views on the economy and government.
In speeches and radio interviews reviewed by CNN’s KFile, Moore advocated for eliminating the corporate and federal income taxes entirely, calling the 16th Amendment that created the income tax the “most evil” law passed in the 20th century.
Moore’s economic worldview envisions a slimmed down government and a rolled back social safety net. He has called for eliminating the Departments of Labor, Energy and Commerce, along with the IRS and the…
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Another biblical mistranslation for @HumanRightsNZ to explain
13 Apr 2019 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, economics of religion, law and economics, politics - New Zealand Tags: free speech, Freedom of religion
Surprisingly witty Jordan Peterson on How Gender Temperament Data is Not a Right-Wing Conspiracy (Oxford Union)
13 Apr 2019 Leave a comment
in development economics, discrimination, economics of crime, economics of education, gender, human capital, labour economics, labour supply, law and economics, occupational choice, poverty and inequality Tags: gender wage gap
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