Gullible media have reported that Hamas has accepted a ceasefire deal. They have not. They rejected the proposed ceasefire deal and proposed their own one. And what are some key aspects of it: Hamas shall release three Israeli detainees on the third day of the agreement, after which Hamas shall release three other detainees every […]
The Hamas “ceasefire” deal is to release three dead bodies a week!
The Hamas “ceasefire” deal is to release three dead bodies a week!
11 May 2024 Leave a comment
in defence economics, economics of crime, International law, law and economics, laws of war, war and peace Tags: free speech, Gaza Strip, Israel, Middle-East politics, regressive left, war against terror
Some three strikes data
11 May 2024 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, law and economics, politics - New Zealand Tags: crime and punishment, criminal deterrence, law and order
1st strikers 2nd strikers This data comes from someone who has OIAd this data. The Government’s proposed new law will see 55% of violent or sexual offenders not get a first strike and 31% of what would have been second strikers not get a second strike. Arguably it could even see 75% of first strikers and 53% […]
Some three strikes data
Concerns Mount Over Exploding Electric Vehicles
11 May 2024 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming Tags: electric cars
Safety concerns around electric vehicles continue to mount with Australian fire and rescue services in New South Wales stating they might have to make a “tactical disengagement” of a trapped car accident victim if the battery is likely to explode.
Concerns Mount Over Exploding Electric Vehicles
The Thomas Analogy: Why Recusal Was More Compelling for Merchan in Manhattan
11 May 2024 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, law and economics, politics - USA Tags: 2020 presidential election, 2024 presidential election
There has been much talk about the decision of Judge Juan Merchan not to recuse himself from the Trump trial in Manhattan. I do believe that Merchan should have recused himself but I admit that this can be a difficult question. I wanted to address this question since it continues to be raised by the […]
The Thomas Analogy: Why Recusal Was More Compelling for Merchan in Manhattan
The Treasury and productivity
10 May 2024 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, economic growth, economic history, human capital, labour economics, labour supply, macroeconomics, politics - New Zealand
Late last week The Treasury released a new 40 page report on “The productivity slowdown: implications for the Treasury’s forecasts and projections” (productivity forecasts and projections that is, rather than any possible fiscal implications – the latter will, I guess, be articulated in the Budget documents). In short, if (as it has) productivity growth has slowed down […]
The Treasury and productivity
Wall Street Journal: Companies are Balking at the High Cost of Running Electric Trucks.
10 May 2024 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, transport economics Tags: electric trucks
The Wall Street Journal’s coverage of the high costs associated with electric trucks in the logistics sector brings critical scrutiny to the practical and economic viability of this transition.
Wall Street Journal: Companies are Balking at the High Cost of Running Electric Trucks.
The work culture that is German, something about France too
10 May 2024 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, economics of regulation
In Germany, robots must obey the sabbath pic.twitter.com/vphLpXAA0e — Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) April 25, 2024 As for Canada, “Justice Minister defends house arrest power for people feared to commit a hate crime in future.“
The work culture that is German, something about France too
Zombie Apocalypse: Wind Industry Faces Total Collapse With More Projects Scrapped
10 May 2024 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming Tags: wind power, solar power
The wind industry is looking a lot like a zombie apocalypse; evidently dead on its feet, but refusing to accept its mortality and die with dignity. The offshore wind industry in the US looks like a bloodbath, with dozens of major projects scrapped outright. Investors have pulled the plug, never to return. In Australia dozens […]
Zombie Apocalypse: Wind Industry Faces Total Collapse With More Projects Scrapped
The Rise and Decline and Rise Again of Mancur Olson
09 May 2024 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, development economics, economic history, growth disasters, growth miracles, history of economic thought, income redistribution, industrial organisation, law and economics, property rights, Public Choice, public economics, rentseeking
Mancur Olson’s The Rise and Decline of Nations is one of my favorite books and a classic of public choice. Olson may well have won the Nobel prize had he not died young. He summarized his book in nine implications of which I will present four: 2. Stable societies with unchanged boundaries tend to accumulate […]
The Rise and Decline and Rise Again of Mancur Olson
DON BRASH: Letter sent to the Vice Chancellor AUT
09 May 2024 Leave a comment
in economics of bureaucracy, economics of education, law and economics, liberalism, Marxist economics, politics - New Zealand, Public Choice Tags: Age of Enlightenment, free speech, political correctness, racial discrimination, regressive left
The following was written on behalf of Hobson’s Pledge: Dear Vice Chancellor Damon Salesa, We are a group of New Zealanders whose primary objective is to fight for equality under the law and advance the vision Governor William Hobson expressed at Waitangi in 1840. He is said to have spoken the following words to each…
DON BRASH: Letter sent to the Vice Chancellor AUT
Stormy Daniels Day: Alvin Bragg Lights Dumpster Fire in Manhattan
09 May 2024 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, law and economics, politics - USA Tags: 2024 presidential election
Below is my New York Post column on the unseemly scene in the courtroom of Judge Juan Merchan as prosecutors used porn star Stormy Daniels to present lurid details on her alleged tryst with former president Donald Trump. It was a dumpster fire that Judge Merchan watched burn for a full day and then said […]
Stormy Daniels Day: Alvin Bragg Lights Dumpster Fire in Manhattan
The Disgusting Truth About Mao Zedong’s Personal Hygiene
08 May 2024 Leave a comment
in economic history, health economics, Marxist economics Tags: China
Adolf Hitler
08 May 2024 1 Comment
in defence economics, economics of education, war and peace Tags: Nazi Germany, personality psychology, The Holocaust, World War II
Adolf Hitler’s legacy is one of infamy and horror, with his name forever associated with the atrocities of the Holocaust and the devastation of World War II. His rise to power and the events of his regime serve as a stark reminder of the dangers of totalitarianism, xenophobia, and unchecked authoritarianism. He was born on […]
Adolf Hitler
The Assassination of Pim Fortuyn.
08 May 2024 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, law and economics, liberalism, Marxist economics Tags: economics of immigration, free speech, political correctness, racial discrimination, regressive left, The Netherlands
I have often made the point that there is basically no difference between the far left and the far right, If there ever was a clearer indication of that it was Pim Fortuyn, initially a Marxist and communist, he later did a complete U turn. Although I don’t consider extreme right, he was leaning towards […]
The Assassination of Pim Fortuyn.
Utopia, you are standing in it! 
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