You’ve Been Lied To About Hijabs & Burkinis (Pt. 2) | @YasMohammedxx | @RubinReport
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#climateemergency @AOC @SenSanders @jeremycorbyn @SenWarren @Greenpeace @oxfamnz @Greens @NZGreens @AmnestyNZ
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@RossMcKitrick on Why Climate Change Alarmists Ignore Facts, Logic, Data
19 Dec 2019 Leave a comment
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Maori, past and present, on the indigenous language wage premium
19 Dec 2019 Leave a comment
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Why Tax Rates Matter More Than Taxes
18 Dec 2019 Leave a comment
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An In-Depth Interview with @Ayaan Hirsi Ali on Islam and the Defense of Western Civilization
18 Dec 2019 Leave a comment
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Is Climate Change a Real Threat? – @RossMcKitrick
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David Friedman and George Shultz – The Soviets, Negotiation and the Pentecostals
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Policy Briefs: John Cochrane on Why a Complicated Tax Code Leads to Negative Outcomes
17 Dec 2019 Leave a comment
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How Donald Trump Won The White House: Jonathan Pie’s American Pie
17 Dec 2019 1 Comment
in constitutional political economy, economics of bureaucracy, economics of information, income redistribution, international economic law, International law, labour economics, labour supply, law and economics, politics - USA, Public Choice, public economics, unemployment Tags: 2016 presidential election, 2020 presidential election, economics of immigration, political correctness, regressive left
Must-Watch Video From Reason TV on How Free Markets – not Obamacare – Can Solve the Healthcare Mess
16 Dec 2019 Leave a comment
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When I travel, particularly overseas, I run into a lot of people who are totally confused about the American healthcare system.
For all intents and purposes, they think the United States relies on the free market and that government (at least in the pre-Obamacare era) was largely absent.
So they are baffled when I tell them that nearly one-half of all health expenditures in America are directly financed by taxpayers and that the supposedly private part of our healthcare system is massively distorted by government interference and intervention.
When explaining how government has screwed up private health insurance, I talk about third-party payer and how genuinely private insurance works for home ownership and automobiles. And I cite examples of genuine free markets for cosmetic surgery and even (regardless of your views) abortion.
But from now on, I think I will simply tell people to watch this superb video…
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