John Tooby on evolutionary psychology
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in health economics Tags: evolutionary psychology
Ten Minute English and British History #16 – The Wars of the Roses
11 Jun 2019 Leave a comment
in economic history, law and economics Tags: British history
party in the street: bush v. obama war policy
11 Jun 2019 Leave a comment
From the Wiki entry on the 2007 Troop Surge in Iraq. Notice that troop level start declining in 2007, then stabilize at 40,000 and then 20,000.
When I tell people about Party in the Street, they are often puzzled. They think that the antiwar movement de-escalated because Obama pulled troops out of Iraq. They do not believe that the Obama administration actually pursued a lot of pro-war policies. In other words, people often hold the common view that Obama was clearly the anti-war president and Bush was the pro-war president.
The empirical facts that motivated Party in the Street are two: First, the collapse of the antiwar movement begins during late 2006/early 2007, the point at which troop levels in Iraq were at a high point. If activism were driven solely by facts on the ground, you’d see the Surge lead to an increase in anti-war activism until…
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James Randi – Surviving the Quacks!
11 Jun 2019 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, economics of information, economics of religion, law and economics Tags: cranks
Sam Fowles: Can the Prime Minister Prorogue Parliament to Deliver a No Deal Brexit?
11 Jun 2019 Leave a comment
In recent days certain government backbenchers have proposed a new avenue to deliver a “no deal” Brexit. As Sir Edward Leigh put it:
“There are only two choices given the EU won’t change the deal and there’s no chance of parliament passing it. One is cancel Brexit: an intolerable denial of democracy. The other is leave without a deal on WTO terms on 31 October. But MPs, assisted by the Speaker, will block this. Solution: End this failed session immediately within a few hours of a new government and prorogue Parliament. Leave the EU on 31 October…”
While several Conservative leadership candidates have disavowed this course of action, Dominic Raab, one of the front runners, appears to have declined the opportunity to do so. It further appears that Andrea Leadsom, whilst Leader of the Commons, explored the implications of taking a similar course of action. The Speaker, John…
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News flash: drug abusers are more likely to be highly strung, risk taking rule breakers and slackers
11 Jun 2019 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, health economics, law and economics Tags: personality psychology
Women in Pakistan: ‘We Aren’t Free’
11 Jun 2019 Leave a comment
in development economics, discrimination, economics of crime, gender, law and economics
@mfe_news got a bit stroppy about the tweeting of OIA requests. Wants to be hip, modern and social media savvy but not work any harder on statutory compliance
10 Jun 2019 Leave a comment
in economics of bureaucracy, law and economics, politics - USA, Public Choice
@NZTreasury give me this report but refused release under section 9 (2) (f) (iv) of the Official Information Act to @TaxpayersUnion! Why?
10 Jun 2019 Leave a comment
in administration, economics of bureaucracy, politics - New Zealand, Public Choice
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