A very interesting development reported today by Barak Ravid of Axios (in a Twitter thread) shows some further evolution of the relationship between Israel’s security cabinet (an inner team of ministers with grounding in law) and the “war cabinet” that was set up as part of the process of bringing some (former) opposition parties into […]
The war cabinet vs. the security cabinet
The war cabinet vs. the security cabinet
08 Dec 2023 Leave a comment
in defence economics, laws of war, war and peace Tags: Gaza Strip, Israel, Middle-East politics, war against terror
Many Countries Don’t Accurately Report Emissions
08 Dec 2023 Leave a comment
in development economics, economic history, energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, growth disasters, growth miracles
By Paul Homewood Electricity generation in China and India, and oil and gas production in the US, have produced the biggest increases in global greenhouse gas emissions since 2015, when the Paris climate agreement was signed, new data has shown. Emissions of methane, a greenhouse gas 80 times more powerful than carbon dioxide, […]
Many Countries Don’t Accurately Report Emissions
LINDSAY MITCHELL: Oh, the irony
08 Dec 2023 Leave a comment
in labour economics, labour supply, occupational choice, poverty and inequality, welfare reform Tags: child poverty, economics of fertility, family poverty
Appointed by new Labour PM Jacinda Ardern in 2018, Cindy Kiro headed the Welfare Expert Advisory Group (WEAG) tasked with reviewing and recommending reforms to the welfare system. Kiro had been Children’s Commissioner during Helen Clark’s Labour government but returned to academia subsequently. In 2019 the WEAG reported back with 42 recommendations including:Recommendation 11: Remove…
LINDSAY MITCHELL: Oh, the irony
The Fall of Bucharest – Political Turmoil in Russia I THE GREAT WAR Week…
08 Dec 2023 Leave a comment
in defence economics, war and peace Tags: World War I
Argentina projection of the day
08 Dec 2023 Leave a comment
in development economics, economic growth, economics of regulation, entrepreneurship, financial economics, growth disasters, macroeconomics, monetary economics Tags: Argentina
Milei’s November election win — on a pledge to rapidly overhaul Argentina’s dysfunctional economy — has triggered a burst of market exuberance. The local Merval stock index is up 28 per cent, while prices for Argentina’s closely watched sovereign bonds maturing in 2030 — some of the most liquid — have risen 22 per cent…
Argentina projection of the day
Roundup of Non-Green Election Winners
08 Dec 2023 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming Tags: climate alarmism
The story is from Spectator Australia (pay walled) by way of John Ray’s blog ‘Dinosaurs’ rise from the ashes of green madness. Excerpts in italics with my bolds and added images. The science journal Nature has reacted badly to the Argentine president-elect’s pledge to take a chainsaw to public spending. Javier Milei, who describes global […]
Roundup of Non-Green Election Winners
Frozen Supply: Unreliable Wind & Solar Means US Faces More Winter Blackouts
07 Dec 2023 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming Tags: celebrity technologies, solar power, wind power
Northern hemisphere winters are particularly brutal on wind turbines and solar panels, the former frozen solid and the latter blanketed in snow and ice. The result being no power from either. Peak winter conditions are perfect for revealing the peak stupidity of attempting to power first world economies with generation systems that deliver nothing but […]
Frozen Supply: Unreliable Wind & Solar Means US Faces More Winter Blackouts
Changing History to Control You
07 Dec 2023 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming
This video explores the just how history has to be changed to fit their narrative.
Changing History to Control You
Really?
06 Dec 2023 Leave a comment
in budget deficits, business cycles, economic growth, fiscal policy, inflation targeting, labour economics, macroeconomics, monetary economics, politics - New Zealand, unemployment Tags: monetary policy
It doesn’t seem to have been the best week for the Reserve Bank since the release of the latest Monetary Policy Statement last Wednesday. Of course, one could make a pretty compelling case that in the Orr years few weeks have been, and especially not any weeks when Bank figures actually say or do anything. […]
Really?
Ceasefire: IDF vs. Hamas
06 Dec 2023 Leave a comment
in defence economics, liberalism, Marxist economics, politics - USA, war and peace Tags: Gaza Strip, Israel, Middle-East politics, war against terror
An interesting post by one “Diogenes” on the recent ceasefire in Gaza that occurred for about a week until Hamas made a terrorist attack inside Israel, Was the Ceasefire Worth It? The question is worth asking because there was much criticism of both Israel and the USA over allowing this ceasefire to occur; the primary […]
Ceasefire: IDF vs. Hamas
MICHAEL BASSETT: MODERN MAORI MYTHS
06 Dec 2023 1 Comment
in discrimination, economic history, economics of education, liberalism, Marxist economics, politics - New Zealand Tags: Age of Enlightenment, constitutional law, free speech, political correctness, regressive left
Many of the comments about the Coalition’s determination to wind back the dramatic Maorification of New Zealand of the last three years would have you believe the new government is engaged in a full-scale attack on Maori. In reality, all that is really happening is that ministers are stopping the crusade waged by the Ardern/Hipkins…
MICHAEL BASSETT: MODERN MAORI MYTHS
COP28: China and India Reject Climate Loss and Damage Demands
06 Dec 2023 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming
Everyone agrees the USA should be looted, but China and India want to be recipients of funding, not contributors.
COP28: China and India Reject Climate Loss and Damage Demands
The Young Activists Who Fill Children’s Heads With Lies
06 Dec 2023 Leave a comment
in economics of education, energy economics, environmental economics, global warming
By Paul Homewood h/t Paul Kolk I’m not quite sure why this is on BBC Verify! As global leaders gather at the COP28 summit in Dubai, environmental activists around the world are still challenging climate sceptics. Young people from five countries told BBC News how they are trying to change the minds […]
The Young Activists Who Fill Children’s Heads With Lies
Ayn Rand, Milton Friedman, and the Ethics of Capitalism – Jennifer Burns
05 Dec 2023 Leave a comment
in history of economic thought, liberalism, libertarianism, Milton Friedman Tags: Ayn Rand
Nobel Laureate Dr. John Clauser: Climate Models Miss Key Variable – Clouds
05 Dec 2023 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming
Paraphrasing a well-known misquote (‘I thought it sounded so good that I never bothered to deny it’): “A trillion here, a trillion there, and pretty soon you’re talking real money.” Why clouds make climate, briefly explained in layman’s terms. [Start the video at 5 mins. or watch the clip here]. – – – “This is […]
Nobel Laureate Dr. John Clauser: Climate Models Miss Key Variable – Clouds
Utopia, you are standing in it! 
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