Learn the Scandinavian Defense in 15 Minutes [Chess Opening Crash Course]
29 May 2024 Leave a comment
in chess
India, Dependency, and the 17th Theorem of Government
28 May 2024 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, development economics, economic history, financial economics, growth disasters, growth miracles, income redistribution, macroeconomics, Public Choice, public economics, rentseeking Tags: India
I released my First Theorem of Government in 2015 and today I’m going to unveil the 17th iteration in the series. But I’ll confess upfront that I’m doing a bit of recycling. My latest Theorem is very similar to something I shared back in 2014. I decided to upgrade my 2014 column to a Theorem […]
India, Dependency, and the 17th Theorem of Government
The case against reverse uplifts
28 May 2024 Leave a comment
in law and economics, politics - New Zealand Tags: child protection
Karen Chhour writes: But the legislation has had unintended consequences. We’ve seen what happens when an interpretation of Te Tiriti is placed above the needs of the child. In some cases, we have seen “reverse uplifts”, where a child is removed from a loving foster home to be placed with relatives deemed more culturally appropriate. […]
The case against reverse uplifts
Climate Change Reporters Call the End of Fossil Fuel – in the Middle of Record Demand
28 May 2024 Leave a comment
in economic history, energy economics, environmental economics, global warming
“Even though we might be seeing record high prices at the moment, and therefore record high revenue for governments, the overall trend is going to be downwards.”
Climate Change Reporters Call the End of Fossil Fuel – in the Middle of Record Demand
German Green Movement “A Run Amok At The Expense Of People And Nature”
28 May 2024 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming Tags: Germany, wind power
Wind energy is an environmental destruction machine, warns veteran center-left columnist.
German Green Movement “A Run Amok At The Expense Of People And Nature”
Many of the ‘Climate Experts’ Surveyed by the Guardian in Recent Propaganda Blitz Turn Out to be Emotionally-Unstable Hysterics
28 May 2024 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming Tags: climate alarmism
I sense very little data and science underpins their anti-natalism, but a great deal of ideology and manipulation. So how can we explain these scientists’ views, if we don’t believe that they emerge from science?
Many of the ‘Climate Experts’ Surveyed by the Guardian in Recent Propaganda Blitz Turn Out to be Emotionally-Unstable Hysterics
Green activists don’t care how many people will die from zero fossil fuel use
27 May 2024 Leave a comment
in development economics, energy economics, environmental economics, global warming Tags: climate alarmism
By Paul Homewood h/y Dennis Ambler From the NY Post: We endlessly hear the flawed assertion that because climate change is real, we should “follow the science” and end fossil fuel use. We hear this claim from politicians who favor swift carbon cuts, and from natural scientists themselves, as […]
Green activists don’t care how many people will die from zero fossil fuel use
John Robson’s History of the 97% Scam
27 May 2024 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming Tags: climate alarmism
By Paul Homewood I have not come across this video before, which is five years old. But it is an excellent study by John Robson of the 97% scam – certainly worth bookmarking:
John Robson’s History of the 97% Scam
Putting children first
26 May 2024 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, law and economics, politics - New Zealand Tags: child protection, economics of fertility
Ele Ludemann writes – Minister for Children Karen Chhour is putting children first: Hon KAREN CHHOUR: I move, That the Oranga Tamariki (Repeal of Section 7AA) Amendment Bill be now read a first time. I nominate the Social Services and Community Committee to consider the bill.
Putting children first
Gas bills could rise by £1,000 to pay for wind power
26 May 2024 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming Tags: British politics, solar power, wind power
By Paul Homewood h/t Philip Bratby Gas bills are projected to rise by around £1,000 to pay for wind power under official plans currently being considered by the Energy Secretary. Claire Coutinho received a report earlier this year that suggested moving some or all green levies from household electricity bills to gas […]
Gas bills could rise by £1,000 to pay for wind power
The Patriarchy Must Be Smashed
26 May 2024 Leave a comment
in discrimination, economic history, economics of education, economics of information, gender, health and safety, human capital, labour economics, labour supply, occupational choice, poverty and inequality Tags: gender wage gap, sex discrimination
And it looks like it’s well on the way to being so, given these interesting stats out of the USA. I’d love to know how New Zealand compares in many of these categories One more generation should see large numbers of these well-educated female graduates rising to high levels of private and public sector power. […]
The Patriarchy Must Be Smashed
#HighSpeedRail
26 May 2024 Leave a comment
in development economics, economic history, growth miracles, transport economics
The Great Post-Pandemic Population Shift
26 May 2024 Leave a comment
in labour economics, labour supply, law and economics, population economics, transport economics, urban economics Tags: land supply
A little more than half of America’s incorporated cities collectively lost 2.7 million residents between 2020 and 2023, according to estimates released by the Census Bureau earlier this week. New York City alone lost almost 500,000 residents, or 5.5 percent of its population, while the next 20 biggest losers together … Continue reading →
The Great Post-Pandemic Population Shift
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