7 of Australia’s Most Terrifying Inhabitants, 6 of which are new to me
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in health economics Tags: Australia
Why Breaking Out of Prison is Legal in Germany and Mexico @sst_nz @justspeak
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in economics of crime, law and economics
Debunkers VS Medicare for All
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in health economics, politics - USA Tags: health insurance
Review of "America’s Great Depression" by Murray N. Rothbard
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What could be more timely, than a review of this book? The good professor takes us through a brief explanation of the Austrian theory of the business cycle and then examines the Great Depression of 1929. The particular focus of this work is 1929 and Hoover’s response to the Depression. In brief the thesis is:
Mr. Hoover met the challenge of the Great Depression by acting quickly and decisively, indeed almost continuously throughout his term of office, putting into effect “the greatest program of offense and defense” against depression ever attempted in America. Bravely he used every modern economic “tool,” every device of progressive and “enlightened” economics, every facet of government planning, to combat the depression. For the first time, laissez-faire was boldly thrown overboard and every governmental weapon thrown into the breach. America had awakened, and was now ready to use the State to the hilt, unhampered by…
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Royal Ancestry of Henry VII of England.
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Henry VII was the King of England and Lord of Ireland from his seizure of the crown on August 22, 1485 to his death on April 21, 1509. He was the first monarch of the House of Tudor. Henry VII was born at Pembroke Castle on January 28, 1457 to Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond, and Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond, who died three months before his birth. Henry inherited his father’s title at birth and became the 2nd Earl of Richmond.
Henry VII, King of England, Lord of Ireland
When Henry Tudor won the crown in August 22, 1485 by defeating Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field his right or claim to the throne was tenuous at best and at its worst his claim was nonexistent.
His descent from John of Gaunt gave Henry Tudor a weak claim to the throne. This claim was through John…
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Once again: Why do zebras have stripes? (And once again the answer: it’s the flies, stupid!)
23 Feb 2019 Leave a comment
Over the past three years I’ve written about research, mostly by Tim Caro’s group, dealing with the perpetual question: “Why do zebras have stripes?” (See earlier posts here, here, and here.) There used to be lots of hypotheses, including confusing predators like lions, aiding thermoregulation, camouflaging these equids, keeping groups together, and so on, but research has demolished these hypotheses one by one (for example, striped animals are no more camouflaged to predators than are solid-colored animals.)
Rather, evidence has been accumulating that stripes help deter biting flies, particularly tabanid flies (horseflies) and tsetse flies that not only draw blood but, more dangerously, carry disease that can kill zebras. It’s been shown, for instance, that the ranges of striped equids all fall within the ranges of biting flies, and that these flies can carry diseases like equine influenza, African horse sickness, equine infectious anaemia, and trypanosomiasis, all…
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Has @AOC admitted a living wage rise requires cuts elsewhere in employment or service quality
23 Feb 2019 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, economics of bureaucracy, labour economics, minimum wage, politics - USA, Public Choice Tags: expressive voting, virtue signaling
Day 54 of @eugeniesage’s #plasticbagfascism: 22nd bag
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in environmental economics, politics - New Zealand Tags: recycling
How the U.S. Government Used Veterans as Atomic Guinea Pigs | Op-Docs @nytimes
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How to Debate a Climate Alarmist feat. Alex Epstein
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in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming Tags: climate alarmism
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