Empathy, John Rawls and JS Mill or why the state sector code of conduct was designed to drive empathy out of the @NZTreasury

30 Apr 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied welfare economics, comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, politics - New Zealand, Public Choice

From Decety J, Yoder KJ. Empathy and motivation for justice: Cognitive empathy and concern, but not emotional empathy, predict sensitivity to injustice for others. Soc Neurosci. 2015;11(1):1–14. doi:10.1080/17470919.2015.1029593

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Soon to be hate speech in New Zealand?

30 Apr 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in law and economics, politics - New Zealand Tags: , ,

You don’t fight fascism by giving in to it

29 Apr 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economics of religion, law and economics, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA Tags:

But @women_nz @julieannegenter will still blame employer discrimination for the gender wage gap. Can’t let facts bugger a good conspiracy theory

29 Apr 2019 Leave a comment

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Conversations With History – Edward N. Luttwak 2007

29 Apr 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in defence economics, development economics, economic history, economics of crime, International law, law and economics, politics - USA, war and peace Tags:

Some advice to @NZFamilyFirst on @nzdrug @_chloeswarbrick’s efforts to legalise and regulate marijuana

28 Apr 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economics of crime, law and economics, politics - New Zealand Tags: , , , , ,

.@BillMaher to @Ayaan Hirsi Ali: Why Do Liberals ‘Blame the Victim’ When It Comes to Islam?

28 Apr 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in development economics, economics of crime, economics of education, economics of information, economics of love and marriage, economics of religion, law and economics, liberalism, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, property rights, Public Choice, televison Tags: ,

The shape of things to come if the @NZGreens get their way on hate speech laws

28 Apr 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in discrimination, economics of crime, economics of media and culture, gender, law and economics, liberalism, politics - New Zealand Tags: , ,

Political Correctness And Offending Whining Pussies – Tonightly With Tom Ballard

28 Apr 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economics of crime, economics of information, economics of media and culture, law and economics, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA Tags: , ,

5 Reasons Why We Need Hate Speech (and a better appreciation of commas) @nzfreespeech

28 Apr 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economics of crime, law and economics, liberalism, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, Public Choice Tags: , , ,

The People vs. Larry Flynt (7/8) Movie CLIP – punishing unpopular speech as hate speech

28 Apr 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in law and economics, liberalism, movies, politics - USA, Public Choice Tags:

Martin Niemoller was a wiser man than @AndrewLittleMP, @janlogie and @NZHumanRights!? @nzfreespeech

28 Apr 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in discrimination, economics of bureaucracy, economics of crime, law and economics, liberalism, politics - New Zealand, Public Choice Tags: , , ,

From https://www.salon.com/2016/11/07/french-hate-crime-ruling-sets-a-dangerous-precedent-for-lgbt-people-it-is-now-illegal-to-call-someone-a-homophobe-in-france/

.@golrizghahraman is right? NZ should copy the successful French hate speech laws?! @MaramaDavidson @nzfreespeech #BDS

28 Apr 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economics of crime, law and economics, politics - New Zealand, Public Choice Tags: , , ,

From https://theintercept.com/2017/08/29/in-europe-hate-speech-laws-are-often-used-to-suppress-and-punish-left-wing-viewpoints/

Absolutely spot on on the two faces of religion

27 Apr 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in discrimination, economics of religion, law and economics, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA Tags: ,

But @AOC #blacklivesmatter say that racism is just getting worse and worse

27 Apr 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economic history, economics of crime, labour economics, law and economics, politics - USA, poverty and inequality Tags: , , , ,

From https://www.citylab.com/perspective/2019/03/crime-statistics-urban-violence-patrick-sharkey-uneasy-peace/585280/

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