Bad Laws Cause Homeless Crisis
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in economics of regulation, industrial organisation, law and economics, politics - USA, property rights Tags: affordable housing, land supply, rent control, zoning
Do Unions Raise Wages?
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in applied price theory, labour economics, labour supply, unions Tags: union power, union wage premium
Obsession, Instability and Indifference to Reality (Orwell on Identity Politics)
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The long quote below, about obsession, instability and indifference to reality, is from George Orwell’s essay “Notes on Nationalism” (May 1945, Polemic). Orwell presciently captures accurately the mental outlook of contemporary Race & Gender Identity Politics social justice warriors, who are nationalists in his sense:
By ‘nationalism’ I mean first of all the habit of assuming that human beings can be classified like insects and that whole blocks of millions or tens of millions of people can be confidently labelled ‘good’ or ‘bad’. But secondly — and this is much more important — I mean the habit of identifying oneself with a single nation or other unit, placing it beyond good and evil and recognising no other duty than that of advancing its interests.
From: Notes on Nationalism
Obsession. As nearly as possible, no nationalist ever thinks, talks, or writes about anything except the superiority…
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The world’s emissions are “almost exactly at the level of emissions projected for 2020 under the business-as-usual, or no-policy”. As if we had adopted no new climate policies since 2005
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Overpopulation is back in the news
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in development economics, economic growth, economic history, economics of love and marriage, growth disasters, growth miracles, health economics, labour economics, labour supply, macroeconomics, population economics, Public Choice, urban economics Tags: ageing society, economics of fertility, population bomb
History of the French Dynastic Disputes. Part II.
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The fundamental laws concerning the royal succession In Ancien Régime France, the laws that govern the succession to the throne are among the fundamental laws of the kingdom. They could not be ignored, nor modified, even by the king himself, since it is to these very laws to which he owes his succession. In the French monarchy, they are the foundation of any right of succession to the throne. They have developed during the early centuries of the Capetian monarchy, and were sometimes transferred to other countries linked to the dynasty.
Heredity: the French crown is hereditary. The early Capetians had their heirs crowned during their lifetime, to prevent succession disputes. The first such coronation was in favor of Robert II, in 987.
Primogeniture: the eldest son is the heir, while cadets only receive appanages to maintain their rank. This principle was strengthened in 1027, when Henry, the eldest surviving…
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Environmentalists lose new Norway lawsuit over Arctic oil
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Norway’s Goliat oil platform [image credit: T3n60 @ Wikipedia]
Another attempt to use the courts to impose the will of climate alarmists bites the dust, at least until the next and final appeal, if it happens. When are they going to take Russia to court over Arctic drilling? Too risky perhaps.
A Norwegian court on Thursday dismissed an appeal by two environmental groups which had sued Norway for granting new oil licenses in the Arctic, reports Phys.org.
A Norwegian court on Thursday dismissed an appeal by two environmental groups which had sued Norway for granting new oil licenses in the Arctic.
Greenpeace and Natur og Ungdom (Nature and Youth) had called for the cancellation of exploration licenses granted in May 2016 to 13 oil companies in the fragile Arctic region, saying the concessions violated the Norwegian constitution which since 2014 guarantees the right to a healthy environment.
They argued…
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#globalwarming #climateemergency @Greenpeace @Greens @NZGreens #virtuesignaling
24 Jan 2020 Leave a comment
in economics of bureaucracy, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: climate alarmists, expressive voting, green rentseeking, virtue signaling
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