Great chart. Labour not keen on choosing on leaders who can win elections, 1906-2015. Contrast the Tories http://t.co/VBlT7k5ONB—
paulkirby (@paul1kirby) September 12, 2015
@jeremycorbyn @UKLabour has a long history of picking losers as leaders
13 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, Public Choice Tags: British Labour Party, British politics, Leftover Left, Twitter left
Being classically liberal
12 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in constitutional political economy, liberalism, Public Choice Tags: Leftover Left, meddlesome preferences, nanny state, progressive left, The fatal conceit, The pretence to knowledge
Mises on feminism
12 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in constitutional political economy, discrimination, economics of education, gender, labour economics, labour supply, liberalism, occupational choice, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: economics of fertility, economics of the family, engines of liberation, female labour force participation, feminism, women's liberation
An opportunity lost – to expel #WesternAustralia from the rest of Australia and seal the border
11 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, economic history, politics - USA, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: Australia, economics of borders, economics of succession, Scotland, self-determination, succession movements, Western Australia
Western Australian secessionists, in common with Scottish nationalists, really do like to dictate the terms of their succession which always includes an open border and a generous financial settlement regarding division of federal government debts.
How arrogant. Why should parting be sweet? If you do not want us, why should we want you. If you want to find your own destiny, you can find it good and hard.
#JFK on @jeremycorbyn #toriesforcorbyn
10 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, Marxist economics, Public Choice Tags: British politics, JFK, Leftover Left
Tariffs and the class war
10 Sep 2015 1 Comment
in applied welfare economics, income redistribution, international economics, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: rentseeking, tariffs
Presidential election turnout by race
09 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in constitutional political economy, politics - USA, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: 2016 presidential election, civil rights, Democratic Party, racial discrimination, southern States, voting rights
What the smart money says about @therealdonaldtrump
08 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in politics - USA, Public Choice Tags: 2016 presidential election
Creative destruction in taxi medallion sales
05 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of regulation, entrepreneurship, politics - USA, property rights, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: taxi regulation, Uber
Is sociology really irrelevant in policy debates?
03 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, economics of bureaucracy, economics of media and culture, income redistribution, labour economics, occupational choice, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: compensating differentials, evidence-based policy, media bias, offsetting behaviour, public intellectuals, sociology, The fatal conceit, The pretence to knowledge, unintended consequences
Is sociology really irrelevant in policy debates? @familyunequal does a better job with the #s blog.contexts.org/2015/01/25/soc… http://t.co/c4E25DTCmm—
(@SocImages) February 04, 2015
Uber and the Great Taxicab Collapse
02 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of regulation, industrial organisation, politics - USA, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: creative destruction, taxi regulation, Uber
How to Rig a Majority Election
29 Aug 2015 Leave a comment
in Public Choice Tags: agenda manipulation, Condorcet's paradox, majority cycling, paradoxes of voting, political advertising, reference aggregation
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