How did the Soviets Lose to Poland? (1919-1921) | Animated History
09 Dec 2018 Leave a comment
in defence economics, war and peace Tags: Poland, Russia, World War I
Season 4: have we reached ‘peak Columbo’?
09 Dec 2018 Leave a comment
We all agree that Columbo is one of the greatest shows of all time. But what’s most impressive is that the calibre of episodes was so high for so long. From its stunning debut in 1968’s Prescription: Murder, the show hit the ground galloping at full pace and barely let up throughout its 70s’ run.
But when, I wonder, can we say the show was at its absolute zenith? When it was still fresh enough to make for joyful viewing, while boasting performances, writing and story lines that were hitting all the right marks time and again?
Regular readers may have noticed that in my review of A Deadly State of Mind, the final episode of Season 4, that I queried whether we had reached ‘peak Columbo‘ in terms of consistent quality. And that’s really the genesis of this article.
“There’s a genuine argument that Season 4…
View original post 1,200 more words
YouTube Censors John Stossel’s Video On Socialism
09 Dec 2018 Leave a comment
In a column published at Townhall on Thursday, journalist and former Fox Business host John Stossel announced that YouTubeattempted to prevent a video he produced on socialism from being viewed by young people.
Ironically enough, Stossel revealed this detail as part of his review of the documentary movie The Creepy Line. The film is about how tech giants (specifically YouTube owner Google and social media giant Facebook) can intentionally manipulate search engine results in order to influence certain political outcomes.
Below is John Stossel’s video in question and there is a Spanish version you can view here. Socialism is the achievement of Communism by political, as opposed to violent, means. Environmentalism hails from the Marxist tradition and the groups based on it use both politics and violence to achieve their ends. It does not do well for individual freedom when technology companies (like Google) further Leftist ends.
Was the Space Shuttle Doomed From the Beginning?
09 Dec 2018 Leave a comment
in economics of bureaucracy, Public Choice Tags: space
Here’s exactly what to do if you encounter a coyote
09 Dec 2018 Leave a comment
in cats, economics of media and culture Tags: dogs
Why a terrorist lived three years longer than the NHS expected @cjsnowden @_JamieWhyte
09 Dec 2018 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, health economics, law and economics Tags: drug lags, health insurance, NHS, social insurance, war against terror
Paul M. Romer: Lecture in Economic Sciences 2018
09 Dec 2018 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, development economics, economic growth, economic history, human capital, macroeconomics Tags: endogenous growth theory
If Karl Marx worked as a doorman
09 Dec 2018 Leave a comment
in entrepreneurship, labour economics, labour supply, Marxist economics, poverty and inequality Tags: labour theory of value
Hayek Lecture 2018: How Many Light Bulbs Does It Take To Change The World?
09 Dec 2018 Leave a comment
in economic history Tags: The Great Enrichment
absent any inside information, an equity investor can expect to do better by choosing a well-diversified, low-cost index fund than by picking a few stocks
09 Dec 2018 Leave a comment
in entrepreneurship, financial economics Tags: efficient markets hypothesis
From William Nordhous Nobel lecture #OTD FYI @jamespeshaw @mfe_news
09 Dec 2018 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, development economics, energy economics, environmental economics, global warming Tags: climate alarmism
Recent Comments