The Chemistry of Addiction
09 Feb 2019 Leave a comment
in health economics Tags: economics of addiction
Review of “The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama” by David Remnick
08 Feb 2019 Leave a comment
Multiple Reasons to Dismiss Kid’s Lawsuit
08 Feb 2019 Leave a comment
A monkey wrench in the Works.
Previous posts have followed the twists and turns of the lawsuit Juliana vs. US, initiated and funded by Our Children’s Trust. In November the Supreme Court signaled their desire that lower courts rein in the scope of the lawsuit. The District Court backed off and now the Ninth Circuit Court will take up the appeal in advance of any trial activity.
The latest development is the US government (the Appellant) making its initial filing Feb. 1, 2019, now available for public scrutiny.
The document is Appellants’ Opening Brief Excerpt in italics with my bolds.
SUMMARY OF ARGUMENT
The district court first erred when it denied the government’s motion to dismiss this action. It erred again when it denied the government’s motions for judgment on the pleadings and for summary judgment. This Court should reverse for any of the following independent reasons:
1. Plaintiffs cannot…
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Raising bank capital requirements
08 Feb 2019 Leave a comment
I’ve been a little slow to get round to much comment on the Reserve Bank Governor’s proposals to require banks to fund a much larger share of their balance sheets with equity capital. These aren’t small changes: from a starting point where they more or less accept that New Zealand bank capital ratios are already higher than those in most advanced countries, they want to compel banks incorporated here to adopt capital ratios that would be higher than (almost?) anywhere else in the world (includding, notably, higher than in Australia).
I had a couple of initial posts (here and here) immediately after the consultative document was released, and one a couple of weeks ago on the way in which the Bank has continued to discount the results of demanding stress tests it has required banks to undertake. Since I wrote that post the Reserve Bank has…
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Yoo Hoo Speaker Pelosi! You Have a Big Problem Here!
08 Feb 2019 Leave a comment
Where there is dependence on wind or solar, they must have 24/7 backup from conventional power sources.
Things are looking up. Most of the Democrats who were planning to run for the presidency have just disqualified themselves. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), and Sen. Ed Markey (D-NY) have introduced her “Green New Deal” in a bill which has been quickly joined by the long list of Democrats who want to run for the presidency. Big Mistake. This tells us that you don’t do your homework, and will sell out your country for a pittance.
Here are some of the goals as listed by David Harsanyi at The Federalist:
- Ban affordable energy. GND calls for the elimination of all fossil fuel energy production, the lifeblood of American industry and life, which includes not only all oil but also natural gas — one of the cheapest sources of American energy, and one of the reasons the United States has been able to lead the world in carbon-emissions reduction.
- Eliminate nuclear energy. The GND…
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Who can drink milk?
08 Feb 2019 Leave a comment
in health economics Tags: evolution, evolutionary psychology
Green New Deal sidesteps the lack of progress on electric planes!
08 Feb 2019 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, politics - USA, Public Choice, rentseeking, transport economics Tags: climate alarmists, The fatal conceit
The Real Reason It’s So Hard to Lose Weight
08 Feb 2019 1 Comment
in health economics Tags: economics of obesity
Adolf Eichmann Biography: The Architect of the Holocaust
08 Feb 2019 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, International law, law and economics, laws of war, war and peace Tags: Nazi Germany, The Holocaust, World War II
British Raj 1941
08 Feb 2019 Leave a comment
in economic history, International law, law and economics Tags: British empire, economics of colonialism, India
Reversed & K Bullets in WW1
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in defence economics, war and peace Tags: World War I
10 Extreme Oddities of Earth’s Physical Geography
08 Feb 2019 Leave a comment
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Common Misconceptions About Evolution
07 Feb 2019 Leave a comment
in economics of media and culture Tags: evolution
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