Richard Timberlake Remembers Milton Friedman, Pt. 3
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in business cycles, economic history, great depression, history of economic thought, macroeconomics, Milton Friedman, monetarism, monetary economics Tags: Keynesian macroeconomics
Bugger all take public transport
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Male aggression is socially constructed, say the woke
13 Apr 2020 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, law and economics Tags: evolutionary biology, evolutionary psychology, philosophy of science, political correctness, regressive left
How to fight Tigers – Tactics & Weaknesses
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in defence economics, war and peace Tags: World War II
Joe Rogan and Gad Saad – Evolution vs. Feminism
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in discrimination, economics of education, economics of love and marriage, gender Tags: evolutionary biology, evolutionary psychology, gender wage gap, philosophy of science, political correctness, regressive left, The fatal conceit
Jordan Peterson on Women’s Studies (from Joe Rogan Experience #877)
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in discrimination, economic history, economics of bureaucracy, economics of crime, economics of education, gender, income redistribution, law and economics, liberalism, Marxist economics, property rights, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: regressive left
Nazis in the Balkans – The Invasion of Greece and Yugoslavia – WW2 – 085 – April 11, 1941
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Smooth Operator: The Glorious Political Career of Charles Maurice de Talleyrand
12 Apr 2020 Leave a comment
His career spanned the regimes of Louis XVI, the years of the French Revolution, Napoleon, Louis XVIII, and Louis-Philippe. Those he served often distrusted Talleyrand but, like Napoleon, found him extremely useful. The name “Talleyrand” has become a byword for crafty, cynical diplomacy.
Every era has them, the operators, the scoundrels, the opportunists. Turbulence breeds these people. One of history`s most interesting operators was Talleyrand, who through a combination of political savvy, advantageous connections, unscrupulousness, intelligence, and being in the right place at the right time, held positions of authority in the ancien regime, Revolutionary government, the Napoleonic government, and the Bourbon Restoration. Eventually, he became so good that he made people believe that France could not be governed without him.
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord was born to an aristocratic family in Paris in 1754. He was born with a congenital leg ailment, which prohibited him from entering the army, so he entered the priesthood. Not the priesthood priesthood with all that celibacy and poverty and everything, but the aristocratic priesthood with good food and congenial ladies. He would eventually, through family connections become the agent-general of the Clergy, the political representative of…
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Coronavirus: how Europe’s monarchs stepped up as their nations faced the crisis
12 Apr 2020 Leave a comment
Last Sunday, the Queen spoke to the nation in a rare televised address. The speech was widely praised, and several other European monarchs have made similar attempts to connect with the public. Bob Morris and Robert Hazell argue that her intervention demonstrates the value of an apolitical head of state that remains compatible with modern democracy.
The British Queen’s address to the nation on Sunday, April 5 evoked huge interest, respect and widespread appreciation. Nearly 24 million people in the UK watched her deliver the four-minute speech, which paid tribute to National Health Service and other key workers, thanked people for following government rules to stay at home and promised ‘we’ll meet again’.
Her words were greeted with almost universal praise from politicians, press and the public alike. But what made it so special? Who advises the Queen on such occasions? And what does it tell us about the monarchy…
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