DESTROY the Sicilian Defense in 10 Moves | The Alapin Variation
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A Libertarian Landslide in Argentina
21 Nov 2023 Leave a comment
in development economics, economic history, growth disasters, liberalism, libertarianism, macroeconomics, Marxist economics, monetary economics Tags: Argentina, dollarisation
After a libertarian candidate took first place in Argentina’s presidential primary back in August, I wrote that the runoff would be the most important election of 2023 (even more important than the fortunately failed referendum to weaken TABOR in Colorado). Amazingly, Argentinian voters opted for the libertarian by a strong 56-44 margin. To understand President-Elect […]
A Libertarian Landslide in Argentina
South Africa’s Economy: 30 Years Since Apartheid
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in development economics, economic history, growth disasters Tags: South Africa
In April 1994, almost 30 years ago, Nelson Mandela was elected as the first black president of South Africa. The hopes at the time went beyond developing a representative political process, and included the idea that policies of inclusive growth would raise the standard of living for whose who had been excluded. How is that…
South Africa’s Economy: 30 Years Since Apartheid
Sun Sets On Subsidised Solar Scam: Solar Energy Share Prices Plummet 40% Overnight
21 Nov 2023 2 Comments
in energy economics, environmental economics, financial economics, global warming
Investors are dumping solar energy shares in the same way users discard worn out panels after their brutally short and punishingly expensive lives. Any ‘industry’ that relies for its existence on other people’s money never lasts all that long. As Margaret Thatcher put it: “The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of […]
Sun Sets On Subsidised Solar Scam: Solar Energy Share Prices Plummet 40% Overnight
November 17, 1516: Birth of Queen Mary I of England and Ireland. Part II.
21 Nov 2023 Leave a comment
in economic history Tags: British history
From 1531, the Princess Mary was often sick with irregular menstruation and depression, although it is not clear whether this was caused by stress, puberty or a more deep-seated disease. She was not permitted to see her mother, whom King Henry VIII had sent to live away from court. In early 1533, King Henry VIII […]
November 17, 1516: Birth of Queen Mary I of England and Ireland. Part II.
America’s Wind Industry Implodes: More Offshore Projects Scrapped
21 Nov 2023 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming Tags: celebrity technologies, wind power
In the US the offshore wind industry is completely underwater, in every sense. The insane cost of attempting to (occasionally) generate electricity with no commercial value in hostile marine environments has finally caught up. Projects are being scrapped in the same way that punters rip up their betting slips when their long-shot nag fails […]
America’s Wind Industry Implodes: More Offshore Projects Scrapped
BRIAN EASTON: Understanding Winston
20 Nov 2023 Leave a comment
The picture the commentariat presents of Winston Peters is a misleading caricature. If we don’t try to understand the complexity of the man, we cannot understand what is going on in New Zealand politics. Brian Easton writes – Winston Peters has been active in New Zealand politics longer than any other current politician. He stood […]
BRIAN EASTON: Understanding Winston
10 Useful Tips to Avoid Blunders in Chess | How to Blunder Less
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Why Wind & Solar Are Wrecking Our Economic Prosperity & National Security
20 Nov 2023 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming
Dilute, diffuse, intermittent and unreliable, wind and solar make no sense. They will never constitute meaningful power generation sources. They were only designed as subsidy generation sources. As governments pull the plug on subsidies, wind power outfits and turbine makers are pulling the plug on their projects and production. Siemens Energy is losing cash like […]
Why Wind & Solar Are Wrecking Our Economic Prosperity & National Security
The ‘March of Reform’ and the changing backgrounds of 19th century MPs
20 Nov 2023 Leave a comment
Continuing our series reflecting on the recent ‘Politics before Democracy’ conference, our assistant editor Dr Kathryn Rix looks at the impact of the 1832 Reform Act on the personnel of the House of Commons. In March 1833, two months after Parliament assembled following the first election held under the terms of the 1832 Reform Act, the cartoonist ‘H.B.’ […]
The ‘March of Reform’ and the changing backgrounds of 19th century MPs
Cooperation and the Co-operative Party
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in economic history Tags: British history, British politics
The Co-operative Party was founded in 1917, volunteer interviewer Peter Reilly reflects on his recent oral history interview with David Lepper, a former ‘Labour Coop’ MP and what it meant to be a member of the Co-operative Party. Recent interviews I have conducted for the History of Parliament Trust Oral History Project remind us that […]
Cooperation and the Co-operative Party
Spring Break: Christie’s Prediction of a Trump Conviction by Spring Just Hit a Snag
20 Nov 2023 Leave a comment
Below is a longer version of my column in the New York Post on the leaking of the interviews of former counsel to Donald Trump. The interviews could magnify the difficulties for both Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and Special Counsel Jack Smith in their respective prosecutions. These case still represent a serious threat […]
Spring Break: Christie’s Prediction of a Trump Conviction by Spring Just Hit a Snag
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