The appointment of Grant Robertson as Vice-Chancellor of Otago University has raised hackles – and questions – among academics. Robertson’s credentials for the job is one issue. The appointment process is another. University of Auckland economics professor Rob MacCulloch has posted these three articles in the past few days on Down To Earth Kiwi… […]
ROB MacCULLOCH: Grant Robertson’s new job sends an awful message to students about meritocracy in NZ
ROB MacCULLOCH: Grant Robertson’s new job sends an awful message to students about meritocracy in NZ
22 Feb 2024 Leave a comment
in economics of bureaucracy, economics of education, politics - New Zealand, Public Choice
About right
22 Feb 2024 Leave a comment
in economics of information, economics of media and culture Tags: cranks
Changing times
21 Feb 2024 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of education, human capital, labour economics, labour supply, population economics Tags: Australia, economics of languages
RICHARD PREBBLE: We must get our children back to school
21 Feb 2024 Leave a comment
in economics of education, human capital, labour economics, labour supply, politics - New Zealand
It will not matter what was agreed in 1840 if the coalition cannot get our children back to school. Most children do not attend school regularly. Nations that do not educate the next generation are doomed to fail. In the 3rd term last year most Pakeha pupils, 52%, did not go to school regularly.…
RICHARD PREBBLE: We must get our children back to school
Climatists Mistake Means for Ends
21 Feb 2024 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming Tags: climate alarmism
Roy Gilbert exposes the fundamental mistaken thinking regarded global warming/climate change. His Spectator Australia article is Conceptual Error in Climate Change Analysis. H/T John Ray Excerpts in italics with my bolds and added images. It is often said that the ‘science is in on climate change’. Is it? We should always adhere to the principle […]
Climatists Mistake Means for Ends
Pay to Play: Trump Faces a Staggering Cost for Appeal
21 Feb 2024 Leave a comment
in law and economics, politics - USA, property rights Tags: 2024 presidential election
Below is my column on Fox.com on the demand for roughly a $455 million dollar deposit or equivalent bond for Donald Trump to be able to seek appellate review of the recent judgment against him. The combination of the fine and the deposit rule highlight the confiscatory elements of this judgment. Here is the column:
Pay to Play: Trump Faces a Staggering Cost for Appeal
Raffael N. Fasel: Ouster Clauses and the Silent Constitutional Crisis
20 Feb 2024 Leave a comment
in law and economics, property rights Tags: British constitutional law
In a recent comment on the Government’s Rwanda Bill and on speculations about an unprecedented strike down by the Supreme Court, Professor Mark Elliott asked a question that has been on many UK public lawyers’ minds lately: “Are we headed for a constitutional crisis?” This question, to be sure, is not new. However, with a […]
Raffael N. Fasel: Ouster Clauses and the Silent Constitutional Crisis
Tino Rangatiratanga and localism
20 Feb 2024 1 Comment
in applied price theory, comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, development economics, economics of regulation, law and economics, property rights Tags: Canada
My piece for the Saturday papers weekend before last, and now ungated here, went back to a theme that Richard Harman had noticed in the Waitangi speeches. Minister Shane Jones argued fuller debate on the meaning of Tino Rangatiratanga is inevitable, saying, “There is a deep, committed view from Pita Tipene and others that article two…
Tino Rangatiratanga and localism
Māori force indigenous prayer on secular district-council meeting
20 Feb 2024 1 Comment
in economics of religion, politics - New Zealand Tags: Age of Enlightenment, free speech, Freedom of religion, political correctness, regressive left
Meanwhile, the fun continues in New Zealand, as this article from Te Ao, which conveys Māori news, attests. In fact, there’s a video, so you can see the whole episode, as well as a transcript of the video. Here’s what happened: A local district council met and one of the participants wanted to recite a […]
Māori force indigenous prayer on secular district-council meeting
Brian Christopher Jones: Nigel Farage and the UK Constitution
20 Feb 2024 Leave a comment
in constitutional political economy, currency unions, economic history, law and economics, macroeconomics Tags: British constitutional law, British politics, European Union
The upheaval of the UK constitution from 2016 onwards has been associated with a host of individuals, from David Cameron to Boris Johnson to Dominic Cummings, who have received the significant bulk of academic attention in recent years. And yet, another individual has had a substantial impact upon the UK constitution during this time: Nigel […]
Brian Christopher Jones: Nigel Farage and the UK Constitution
Blind Justice or Blind Rage: New York’s Legal System Faces Ultimate Test With Obscene Trump Award
20 Feb 2024 Leave a comment
in law and economics, politics - USA Tags: 2024 presidential election
Below is my column in The Hill on the $355 million verdict against Trump and his corporation in New York. The damages in my view are excessive and absurd after the court acknowledged that no one lost a dime in these exchanges. Indeed, the “victims” wanted to do more business with Trump and made handsome […]
Blind Justice or Blind Rage: New York’s Legal System Faces Ultimate Test With Obscene Trump Award
Lithium battery warehouse goes up in flames
19 Feb 2024 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming Tags: electric cars
By Paul Homewood h/t Paul Kolk The new green technology! A warehouse in France storing lithium batteries caught fire on Saturday, amid growing fears over their safety. The fire on Saturday afternoon occurred at a storehouse in the southern town of Viviez, in Aveyron, where 900 tons of lithium batteries were waiting to be recycled. […]
Lithium battery warehouse goes up in flames
@TaxpayersUnion Submission on the Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill
19 Feb 2024 Leave a comment
in economics of media and culture, industrial organisation, law and economics, property rights
RODNEY HIDE interviews PROF PAUL MOON
19 Feb 2024 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of crime, economics of education, International law, law and economics, liberalism, Marxist economics, politics - New Zealand, property rights Tags: constitutional law
PROF PAUL MOON: Historian and Author: On His Review of The Human Rights Commission’s ‘Maranga Mai’ Report on ‘The Doctrine of Discovery’ Paul Moon joins Rodney to discuss his review of the Human Rights Commission’s ‘Maranga Mai’ report on ‘The Doctrine of Discovery’. Listen here You can read Paul’s review on ‘The Doctrine of Discovery’…
RODNEY HIDE interviews PROF PAUL MOON
Powerless: Wind & Solar Transition Leaves 500,000 Boiling In The Dark
18 Feb 2024 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming Tags: Australia, celebrity technologies, wind power
Having trashed the cheapest and most reliable power supply in the world, the Australian (failed) State of Victoria simply can’t keep the lights on. Hundreds of thousands of families were left boiling in the dark last week, and it took days to restore power across the People’s Republic. Melbourne Airport was left without power for […]
Powerless: Wind & Solar Transition Leaves 500,000 Boiling In The Dark
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