Celebrating humanity's flourishing through the spread of capitalism and the rule of law
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in economic history Tags: Age of Discovery
(Captain James Cook) One of the most important questions in evaluating the men that made up the Age of Exploration rests on their motivation. Were they driven by visions of wealth or conquest as most were or was it the desire to map the 18th century world for future generations? For the explorer, James Cook, […]
THE WIDE WIDE SEA: IMPERIAL AMBITIONS, FIRST CONTACT AND THE FATEFUL FINAL VOYAGE OF CAPTAIN JAMES COOK by Hampton Sides
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in defence economics, economic history, entrepreneurship, movies, war and peace Tags: World War II
Hedy Lamarr, born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler in 1914 in Vienna, Austria, is best known for her work as a Hollywood actress during the Golden Age of cinema. However, her contributions to science and technology, particularly her co-invention of a technology that laid the groundwork for WiFi, Bluetooth, and GPS, have garnered increasing recognition. Lamarr’s […]
Hedy Lamarr and ‘WiFi’ during WWII
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in applied price theory, financial economics, politics - USA Tags: 2024 presidential election
The prediction markets predicted the election outcome more accurately and more quickly than polls or other forecasting methods, just as expected from decades of research. In this election, however, many people discounted the prediction markets because of large trades on Polymarket. Paul Krugman, for example, wrote: Never mind the prediction markets, which are thin and […]
Prediction Markets for the Win
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in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming
Joe Oliver explains at National Post We’re at a climate policy turning-point. Excerpts in italics with my bolds and added images. Much as the term “tipping-point” is overused regarding physical and natural systems, it is relevant to socio-political systems. Oliver’s article was written before the US election vote between two candidates with completely opposite climate/energy […]
At a Climate Policy Tipping-point
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in politics - USA Tags: 2024 presidential election
Yesterday I covered the first 5 reasons why Trump won. Here are the last 5. 6. Greatly improved Republican ground game There are four areas where Republican efforts more closely matched or even exceeded those of the Democrats whereas in all four, GOP campaigns in 2020 were significantly outspent and outsmarted: Donald Trump began labeling […]
10 Reasons Why Trump Won- Part 2
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in defence economics, economic history, Marxist economics, war and peace Tags: Russian revolution, World War I
09 Nov 2024 1 Comment
in defence economics, economics of crime, law and economics, liberalism Tags: Nazi Germany, World War II
On November 8, 1939, Adolf Hitler narrowly escaped an assassination attempt in Munich. The attempt took place in the Bürgerbräukeller, a popular beer hall where he annually commemorated the anniversary of the 1923 Beer Hall Putsch, an early failed coup that Hitler had led in an attempt to seize power in Germany. The bomb was […]
November 8, 1939—Failed Assassination Attempt
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in economics of crime, law and economics, politics - USA Tags: 2024 presidential election
Below is my column in The Hill on the collapse of the lawfare campaigns against Trump. The first to go will likely be the two cases by Special Counsel Jack Smith, who became a lame-duck prosecutor at around 2:30 am last Wednesday. We are also waiting for what is likely to be a reduction or […]
Behold The Flying Dutchman: Trump Prosecutors Find Themselves on Listless Ships Without a Port of Call
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in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, politics - USA Tags: 2024 presidential election
“Good news indeed! Energy cuts are easy cuts compared to the hard budget choices that lie ahead in the transition from statism and stagnation to a vibrant, coordinated, expanding entrepreneurial economy.”
President-Elect Trump’s Climate/Energy Policy: 100-Day Action Plan a Good Start
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in law and economics, politics - USA Tags: 2024 presidential election, constitutional law
Below is my column in Fox.com on the impact of the reelection of Donald Trump and the flipping of the Senate for the Supreme Court. The election may have proven one of the most critical for the Court in its history. Here is the column:
A Shift in Time Saves Nine: How The Trump Election Impacts the Supreme Court
09 Nov 2024 1 Comment
in economics of climate change, economics of regulation, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, industrial organisation, politics - USA, survivor principle, transport economics, urban economics Tags: electric cars
There is a market for electric vehicles, but government mandates and subsidies—regulators predicting winners and losers—cause more harm than good. By forcing technology into widespread use before it is ready for primetime, governments are causing consumers to resist EVs. Instead, government regulators should allow consumer demand, competition, and the “market process” to guide EV adoption.
Electric Vehicles: A Tale of Woe in the Absence of the Market Process
08 Nov 2024 Leave a comment
in politics - USA Tags: 2024 presidential election
Before I cover the first 5 points, I will cover an important point by way of an introduction as it overlays all these reasons and that is that a big reason why Donald Trump won and won convincingly is because of a series of unique skills that Trump brings to the table. For his opponents […]
10 Reasons Why Trump Won- Part 1
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in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, politics - Australia Tags: wind power
Hundreds of these things have spontaneously self-incinerated around the world, with the real potential to destroy life and property for miles around. But the wind industry and its government enablers, couldn’t care less. When turbines erupt in toxic fireballs, firefighters can only stand back and watch. When and wherever these things explode into balls of […]
Burn, Baby Burn: Why Firefighters Can’t Extinguish Wind Turbine Fires
08 Nov 2024 Leave a comment
in economic growth, fiscal policy, macroeconomics, public economics Tags: British politics
By Paul Homewood The OBR is very explicit about the new budget!! Spending up by £70 billion (so much for “black holes”!), tax up by £36 billion and borrowing by £32 billion. https://obr.uk/ But the bit we are concerned with is their updated projections for Environmental Levies, aka subsidies for renewable energy.
Environmental Levies To Cost £108 Billion By 2029/30
07 Nov 2024 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, law and economics, politics - USA Tags: 2024 presidential election
Below is my column in the New York Post on the developments in the pending Trump cases. I previously wrote that, if Trump prevailed in this election, it was likely that Special Counsel Jack Smith would “not see a jury in either of his cases.” This morning, Smith is reportedly in discussions on the possible […]
The Thrill is Gone: Will the Prosectorial Campaigns Collapse with the Political Campaigns Against Trump?
Celebrating humanity's flourishing through the spread of capitalism and the rule of law
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