Celebrating humanity's flourishing through the spread of capitalism and the rule of law
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in law and economics, liberalism, Marxist economics, movies, television, TV shows Tags: Age of Enlightenment, free speech, political correctness, regressive left
It was heaven on earth for him. Be a popular “counter culture” icon loved by conservatives and liberals alike for being hilarious, but also enjoy the benefits of a strong, stable, homogenous culture. The former Monty Python star has had some rough times in recent years with the Woke brigade cancelling some of his past […]
Message to John Cleese: Don’t mention the War!
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in development economics, economic history, health economics Tags: AIDS, economics of colonialism
Spreading Christianity was seen by the colonial powers as a way of civilising the native populations in Africa. Indeed, in 1857 David Livingstone wrote that “neither civilization nor Christianity can be promoted alone. In fact, they are inseparable” (see here). Among the many effects of colonisation, the spread of Christianity is seen as one of…
Christian missions and HIV in Africa
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in applied price theory, economics of bureaucracy, politics - New Zealand, Public Choice, public economics
Matthew Hooton’s recommendation that Nicola Willis cut the cost of the Public Service by 25% (NZ Herald 22nd December) reminded me of a story. Years ago, the engineering community was getting fired up about new Japanese business and manufacturing efficiency methods, and “kaizen” (continuous improvement) and “just in time” were being bandied about. At the…
JOHN RAINE: Ministerial Spring Cleaning and the Parable of the Rowing Eight
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in development economics, economic history, growth miracles, international economics
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in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming Tags: wind power
Equinor and British Petroleum (BP), the firms working in a joint venture to construct the enormous Empire Wind 2 offshore wind farm, canceled a contract with New York state to sell power generated by the project
Developers Cancel Huge Offshore Wind Contract In Latest Blow to Biden’s Climate Agenda
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in applied price theory, defence economics, development economics, economic history, growth disasters, history of economic thought, war and peace Tags: Africa
Catching up is about radically raising growth in the countries now at the bottom…This book sets out an [aid] agenda for the G8 that would be effective. (The Bottom Billion, pages 12 and 13) Sir Paul Collier, Commander of the British Empire (CBE) and Fellow of the British Academy (FBA) is a British development economist […]
The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It by Paul Collier (2007)
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in economic history, International law, law and economics, liberalism, Marxist economics, property rights, televison, TV shows Tags: free speech, Gaza Strip, Israel, Middle-East politics, political correctness, regressive left, war against terror
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in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, economics of regulation, energy economics, environmental economics, global warming Tags: British politics, land supply, zoning
In the past five years, the number of applications to connect to the electricity grid — many of them for solar energy generation and storage — has increased tenfold, with waits of up to 15 years. The underinvestment is restricting the flow of cheap energy from Scottish wind farms to population centers in England and adding to […]
Why Britain’s economy is failing
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in economic history, labour economics, labour supply, population economics, poverty and inequality Tags: capitalism and freedom, The Great Enrichment, The Great Escape, The Great Fact
In 1798, Thomas Malthus told the world to expect collapse – “Population, when unchecked, increases in a geometrical ratio. Subsistence increases only in an arithmetical ratio.”
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in applied welfare economics, economic history, environmental economics, global warming Tags: climate alarmism
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in discrimination, gender, sports economics Tags: sex discrimination
The article below, recounting the Olympics’ tortuous attempts to distinguish members of sexes for women’s sports, comes from the Reality’s Last Stand Substack site. It’s by Linda Blade, identified as “a sport performance professional coach in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada [PhD Kinesiology; ChPC in T&F] who trains athletes in many different sports, mentors coaches, and advocates […]
The convoluted history of sex testing in the Olympics
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in transport economics Tags: space
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in econometerics, economic history
Back in 1790, when Congress was arguing about process for the first Census, one argument was that the Census should limit itself to counting heads, for purposes of determining how many representatives each state should receive. But James Madison argued that it was important to seize the opportunity of the Census to gather additional information,…
When Fewer People Answer Surveys, What Should Government Statisticians Do?
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in law and economics, politics - USA Tags: 2024 presidential election, constitutional law
Below is my column in The Messenger on the challenge facing the Supreme Court in the coming week over the electoral disqualification of former president Donald Trump in Colorado and Maine. The appeal in Maine has been filed and can now work its way up to the Court. Colorado is expected to file with the…
“A Sad Day”: How the Colorado Disqualification Case is Bringing Back Bad Memories for the Supreme Court
03 Jan 2024 1 Comment
in economics of regulation, industrial organisation, transport economics, urban economics
And at what margin? A new ideological struggle is brewing, yet we have not yet recognized it as such. The question is to what extent cities are for tourists, or for their current residents. Here is a report from Vermont: A Vermont town known for its autumn foliage has closed its roads to the public […]
Are cities for tourists or residents?
Celebrating humanity's flourishing through the spread of capitalism and the rule of law
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