‘Dear friend, of course I remember. Wasn’t it just yesterday? Yesterday, but a century ago. In this city, but on a planet that is now far away. How all these things get confused: times, places, the world broken in pieces, not to be glued back together. Only the memory…’ (T.K.-B., a former courtier in the […]
The Emperor: Downfall of an Autocrat by Ryszard Kapuściński (1978)
The Emperor: Downfall of an Autocrat by Ryszard Kapuściński (1978)
27 Nov 2023 Leave a comment
David Seymour: Treaty principles, Pharmac, and being minister for regula…
26 Nov 2023 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, economics of education, economics of regulation, entrepreneurship, health economics, law and economics, politics - New Zealand, property rights, public economics
MICHAEL BASSETT: A NEW MINISTRY – AT LAST
26 Nov 2023 Leave a comment
Like most people, I was getting heartily sick of all the time being wasted over the coalition negotiations. During the first three weeks Winston grinned like a Cheshire cat, certain he’d be needed; Chris Luxon wasted time in lifting the phone to Winston and, still in campaign mode, visited the Chelsea Sugar Works rather than…
MICHAEL BASSETT: A NEW MINISTRY – AT LAST
Douglas Murray on popular culture
26 Nov 2023 Leave a comment
in liberalism, Marxist economics, movies, Music, television
“To immerse oneself in popular culture for any length of time is to wallow in an almost unbearable shallowness. Was the sum of European endeavour and achievement really meant to culminate in this?” ― Douglas Murray, The Strange Death of Europe: Immigration, Identity, Islam
Douglas Murray on popular culture
Coleman Hughes attacks comparisons between Palestine and the struggle of blacks for freedom in South Africa and America
26 Nov 2023 1 Comment
Coleman Hughes has published this piece in two places: on his own Substack site, and at the Free Press. Since I first noticed it at the latter site, I’ll put the screenshot for the FP version below (click it to read), but you can also access it on his own site here (be sure to […]
Coleman Hughes attacks comparisons between Palestine and the struggle of blacks for freedom in South Africa and America
Solar Power Auction Prices Raised By 30%
26 Nov 2023 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming Tags: solar power
By Paul Homewood There’s one more thing to note about this announcement: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/boost-for-offshore-wind-as-government-raises-maximum-prices-in-renewable-energy-auction As well as the massive price rises for offshore wind, prices have also been increased for solar power:
Solar Power Auction Prices Raised By 30%
One of the greatest endgames of all time | Spassky vs Fischer (1972)
26 Nov 2023 Leave a comment
in chess
Economic conundrums for Germany as top court cancels climate funding plan
25 Nov 2023 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming Tags: Germany
When might it occur to politicians, German or not, that endless subsidies to feed their own climate obsessions either come out of the same pot as the rest of their government’s income, or by pumping up national debt – or both? Looks like a road to nowhere, or nowhere good. – – – As Germany […]
Economic conundrums for Germany as top court cancels climate funding plan
LINDSAY MITCHELL: Oranga Tamariki faces major upheaval under coalition agreement
25 Nov 2023 Leave a comment
A hugely significant gain for ACT is somewhat camouflaged by legislative jargon. Under the heading ‘Oranga Tamariki’ ACT’s coalition agreement contains the following item: • Remove Section 7AA from the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989 According to Oranga Tamariki: “Section 7AA is our practical commitment to the principles of the Te Tiriti o Waitangi/Treaty of Waitangi.”…
LINDSAY MITCHELL: Oranga Tamariki faces major upheaval under coalition agreement
Pro Dollarization
25 Nov 2023 Leave a comment
in development economics, growth disasters, monetary economics
With President Milei’s election in Argentina, dollarization is suddenly on the table. I’m for it. Here’s why. Why not? A standard of valueStart with “why not?” Dollarization, not a national currency, is actually a sensible default. The dollar is the US standard of value. We measure length in feet, weight in pounds, and the value of…
Pro Dollarization
Voters Reject Net-Zero Madness: Wind & Solar Transition Faces Serious Opposition
25 Nov 2023 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming
Given the choice, power consumers would have rejected the wind and solar transition and the net-zero CO2 madness that underpins it, from the outset. At the heart of their new-found and growing hostility is the question of who benefits? And who pays? Having been repeatedly pounded with off-the-charts electricity bills, the great unwashed are starting […]
Voters Reject Net-Zero Madness: Wind & Solar Transition Faces Serious Opposition
No, Rashida Tlaib Should Not Be Sanctioned by the Michigan Bar
25 Nov 2023 Leave a comment
This month, the Coolidge Reagan Foundation has called upon the Michigan bar to investigate and sanction Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., over her comments on Gaza and Israel. While I have been critical of Tlaib over her rhetoric and claims on the Hamas attack and later war, I believe that such sanctions would be inimical to […]
No, Rashida Tlaib Should Not Be Sanctioned by the Michigan Bar
The Death Of Franz Joseph – The End of The Somme I THE GREAT WAR Week 122
25 Nov 2023 Leave a comment
in defence economics, war and peace Tags: World War I
Unscheduled Battery Blowups Turning Electric Vehicles Into Mobile Time Bombs
24 Nov 2023 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, health and safety, labour economics
The transition to electric vehicles is hardly going to plan: sales have collapsed in the US, EV manufacturers are bleeding cash and insurers are cranking up premiums to account for an uptick in the number of unscheduled battery blowups – aka ‘thermal runaways’. The vehicle doesn’t go anywhere, it simply self-immolates in a plume of […]
Unscheduled Battery Blowups Turning Electric Vehicles Into Mobile Time Bombs
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