Oz settled 24,162 last year, exceeding refugee quota of 21,750
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in Economics of international refugee law, law and economics, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand Tags: economics of immigration
Christina Hoff Sommers & Roger Scruton: Free speech, philosophy, and art | VIEWPOINT
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in economics of education, economics of information, economics of media and culture, law and economics, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA
3-strikes laws focus deterrence on the worst 1% @sst_nz @NZJusticeIdeas
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in economics of crime, law and economics, politics - New Zealand Tags: crime and punishment, criminal deterrence, law and order
Able Archer and the World’s Most Dangerous Year
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in defence economics, war and peace Tags: Cold War
2. Climate Damages are Based on Faulty Climate and Economic Models
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in applied welfare economics, energy economics, environmental economics, global warming Tags: climate alarmists
#OTD 1939 #globalwarming #climateemergency @GreenpeaceAP @Greens
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in economics of natural disasters, energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, politics - Australia Tags: Australia, climate alarmists, pessimism bias, regressive left
#OTD 1939 #globalwarming #climateemergency @Greens
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in economic history, economics of natural disasters, energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, politics - Australia Tags: climate alarmists, pessimism bias, regressive left
Socialism(s) – Part One
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Sanders and Me and not so Democratic Socialism
Sen. Sanders got a huge pass this primary season. Captivated by the deep dishonesty of one probable nominee and the crude ignorance of the other (not to mention his plain crudeness), the media, and informal commentators like myself, have not given the Democratic candidate and his program the attention they deserve. Also, in the current primary contest, it’s difficult not to like the guy. I have said several times that he inspires in me a kind of twisted affection. Plus, he has real pluck. But, let’s face it: He is probably done, or done for.
Sen. Sanders has gone very far into the primary while maintaining perfect dignity in his demeanor. He has seldom stooped to personal insults even when he was being severely tried by a Ms Clinton who seems to consider the man’s very candidacy a grave offense, an offense…
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Venice canals almost run dry just two months after flooding
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Low tide in Venice
This so-called man-made climate change thing must be a versatile beast, if it exists outside of myths. Wednesday’s rare super blue blood moon gets some of the blame here, but recent low rainfall also played a part.
Although the water levels in the city’s famous canals rise and fall with the tide, exceptionally low tides have left canals bare, reports Sky News.
Two months ago the high tide in Venice peaked at 187cm (6.14ft), leaving around 70% of the lagoon city centre under salt water.
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