The Battle of Messines – Explosion Beneath Hill 60 I THE GREAT WAR Week 150
09 Jun 2024 Leave a comment
in defence economics, war and peace Tags: World War I
Net zero by 2050 is simply not happening
09 Jun 2024 1 Comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming
By Paul Homewood h/t Philip Bratby Few energy analysts enjoy the level of global respect accorded to Vaclav Smil, a distinguished professor emeritus at the University of Manitoba and a best-selling author of 47 books. Whenever Smil publishes something new, people in the energy space pay attention. That’s certainly the case with […]
Net zero by 2050 is simply not happening
More impatient people are more likely to commit crime
09 Jun 2024 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, econometerics, economics of crime, economics of education, labour economics, law and economics, occupational choice Tags: cognitive psychology, crime and punishment, criminal deterrence, law and order
Gary Becker’s famous model of rational crime suggests that criminals weigh up the costs and benefits of crime (and engage in a criminal act if the benefits outweigh the costs). Time preferences matter in this model, because the benefits of a criminal act are usually realised immediately, whereas the greatest costs (including the penalties of…
More impatient people are more likely to commit crime
Deadly TRAP in French Defense to Win More Games! | Greek Gift Sacrifice
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The rich will soon pay a heavy price for net zero
08 Jun 2024 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming Tags: British politics
By Paul Homewood . Will net zero upend our lifestyles? Will we fly less, turn down our thermostats, become vegans? The British public are already feeling the effects – from the push to buy EVs and install heat pumps, to Ulez, low-traffic neighbourhoods and the endless restrictions on plastics. Although the UK became the first […]
The rich will soon pay a heavy price for net zero
Laptop Deniers in Delaware: The Media Shrugs as the Biden Laptop is Authenticated in Federal Court
08 Jun 2024 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, law and economics, politics - USA Tags: 2020 presidential election, 2024 presidential election
Below is my column in Fox.com on the authentication of Hunter Biden laptop in the Delaware trial. The government has denounced the Russian disinformation claims as a “conspiracy theory” and put on evidence that there is no evidence of tampering with the laptop. The FBI declared the laptop to be “real” and “authentic” and the […]
Laptop Deniers in Delaware: The Media Shrugs as the Biden Laptop is Authenticated in Federal Court
The WEF Denies Demanding the Arrest of Climate Deniers
08 Jun 2024 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming Tags: climate alarmism, free speech, political correctness, regressive left
An AAP Factcheck, a few wild claims, and an Andrew Doyle interview with British environmentalist Jim Dale which appears to have taken on a life of its own.
The WEF Denies Demanding the Arrest of Climate Deniers
The 5 beaches on D-Day and how far they advanced by the end of the first day.
07 Jun 2024 Leave a comment
in defence economics, economic history, war and peace Tags: D-Day, World War II
Divisive rhetoric chips away at communities
07 Jun 2024 Leave a comment
in defence economics, discrimination, economics of education, labour economics, law and economics, liberalism, Marxist economics, politics - New Zealand Tags: Age of Enlightenment, free speech, political correctness, racial discrimination, regressive left
The following letter to the Gisborne Herald appears under the title above and the name of Eddie Tuhaka: Rawiri Waititi’s divisive comments and behaviour against the present Government, calling them a white/Pākehā Government, is racist and unacceptable. He and the rest of them did not complain when they all got their pay increase from the…
Divisive rhetoric chips away at communities
D-day’s secret weapon: How wetland science stopped Normandy landings from getting bogged down
06 Jun 2024 Leave a comment
in defence economics, economic history, war and peace Tags: D-Day, Roman empire, World War II
Beneath the roar of gunfire and the chaos of D-day, an unlikely hero played a vital role—wetland science, says Christian Dunn (via Phys.org). Often overlooked amid military strategies and troop movements, the study of mud proved critical to the success of the largest amphibious invasion in history. Much has been written about the events of […]
D-day’s secret weapon: How wetland science stopped Normandy landings from getting bogged down
Utopia, you are standing in it! 
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