The 60 paragraph decision by Judge Jelas is an interesting read. Some extracts:
The Ghahraman judgment
The Ghahraman judgment
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in economics of crime, law and economics, politics - New Zealand Tags: crime and punishment
The Rise & Fall of the Harrier Jump Jet
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Finally a great housing package
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in economics of bureaucracy, economics of regulation, law and economics, politics - New Zealand, property rights, Public Choice, rentseeking, transport economics, urban economics Tags: housing affordability, land supply, zoning
Chris Bishop has announced changes to housing laws which will make a huge difference to housing affordability. Almost every expert has said that to reduce pressure on house prices you need to both build up and build out. The NIMBYs oppose building up and the Greenies opposes building out. Phil Rayford in 2017 had some […]
Finally a great housing package
The King, Keir Starmer, and the new Labour government
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in law and economics Tags: British constitutional law
The Labour Party has won a resounding victory over the Conservatives with exit polls suggesting that they could win as many as 405 seats. While results are still coming in, Rishi Sunak has already conceded to Sir Keir Starmer. So what comes next? Sunak will likely go to the Palace sometime on Friday to tender […]
The King, Keir Starmer, and the new Labour government
Reporters Blame “Right-Wing Media” for Their Failure to Disclose Biden’s Infirmity
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in economics of media and culture, industrial organisation, liberalism, Marxist economics, politics - USA, survivor principle Tags: 2024 presidential election, free speech, media bias, political correctness, regressive left
The media is sorry . . . sort of. After the shocking appearance of President Joe Biden in the presidential debate, the public has turned its attention to the press which has, again, buried a major scandal for years. According to CNN, the reporters at the White House are really, really sorry but explained that […]
Reporters Blame “Right-Wing Media” for Their Failure to Disclose Biden’s Infirmity
Week 305 – Operation Olympic – 100,000 US casualties in 60 days? – WW2 -…
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in defence economics, war and peace Tags: World War II
Chess Openings: Learn to Play the Pirc Defense – Crushing the Byrne Vari…
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Pharmac’s free ride won’t last forever
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in applied price theory, comparative institutional analysis, health economics Tags: drug lags
Americans contribute disproportionately toward the pharmaceutical innovation from which we all benefit, but their tolerance for subsidising the rest of the world is on the wane… Eric Crampton writes If philosophy students remember one thing from their lectures on Immanuel Kant in undergraduate classes, it is his categorical imperative. It’s easy to remember […]
Pharmac’s free ride won’t last forever
On degrowth
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in applied price theory, development economics, economic growth, macroeconomics Tags: The Great Enrichment
Governor Newsom’s unpopularity might have something to do with his extreme mandates that make life unaffordable.
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in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, politics - USA Tags: climate activists
…California’s “green” Governor Newsom is by far the MOST UNPOPULAR Governor in America !
Governor Newsom’s unpopularity might have something to do with his extreme mandates that make life unaffordable.
The International Military Tribunal for the Far East-aka The Tokyo War Crimes Trial.
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in defence economics, economics of crime, International law, law and economics, laws of war, war and peace Tags: Japan, World War II
Most people will have heard of the Nuremberg Trials, but few have heard of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East (IMTFE), or Tokyo War Crimes Trial. The Nuremberg trials are often criticized because of the low number of convictions of Nazi War criminals. The conviction rate of International Military Tribunal for the Far […]
The International Military Tribunal for the Far East-aka The Tokyo War Crimes Trial.
No, President Biden, the Supreme Court Did Not Remove Any Limits on the Presidency
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in economics of crime, law and economics, politics - USA Tags: 2024 presidential election
President Joe Biden delivered an address from the White House last night on the presidential immunity decision by the Supreme Court. While pledging that he will defend the rule of law, President Biden misrepresented what that law is in the aftermath of Trump v. United States. While we have often discussed false constitutional claims by […]
No, President Biden, the Supreme Court Did Not Remove Any Limits on the Presidency
Punish 1.d4 With The King’s Indian Defense [Key ATTACKING Ideas]
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‘My electric car has been soul-destroying – I can’t wait to go back to petrol’
02 Jul 2024 1 Comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming Tags: electric cars
By Paul Homewood h/t Ian Magness Ray Bestwick bought an electric car last May in the hope of hassle-free motoring. But with eight trips to the garage in little more than a year, the 62-year-old engineer cannot wait to put an end to his “soul-destroying” experience. The Renault Megane E-Tech driver isn’t the only […]
‘My electric car has been soul-destroying – I can’t wait to go back to petrol’
Utopia, you are standing in it! 
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