Seymour’s proposed referendum has made discussion seem a very attractive alternative. Graham Adams writes — After the revolutionary He Puapua report was brought to public attention for the first time in April 2021, Judith Collins and David Seymour did their best to spark discussion about its implications — especially with regard to the threat that […]
Look who wants to debate Treaty issues now
Look who wants to debate Treaty issues now
22 Nov 2023 Leave a comment
in constitutional political economy, politics - New Zealand Tags: constitutional law
The Guardian touts the Qu’ran as a guide to life, and a way for Americans to understand why Palestinians are resilient
22 Nov 2023 Leave a comment
If you’ve read the Qur’an, as I have, you’ll realize that it is hardly the book to absorb if you want a peaceful and loving way of life. The verses written later, in particular, are bloodthirsty, oppressive, and misogynist, and those parts, as all Muslims know, take moral precedence over the nicer and earlier parts. […]
The Guardian touts the Qu’ran as a guide to life, and a way for Americans to understand why Palestinians are resilient
November 17, 1516: Birth of Queen Mary I of England and Ireland. Part III.
22 Nov 2023 Leave a comment
Royal Marriage: Family Background Now aged 37, Queen Mary turned her attention to finding a husband and producing an heir, which would prevent the Protestant Elizabeth (still next-in-line under the terms of Henry VIII’s will and the Act of Succession of 1544) from succeeding to the throne. Edward Courtenay and Reginald Pole were both mentioned […]
November 17, 1516: Birth of Queen Mary I of England and Ireland. Part III.
Remote Working Increases Productivity
22 Nov 2023 Leave a comment
in transport economics, urban economics Tags: economics of pandemics
Last July, I noted that studies that claim that telecommuters are less productive than those in fixed workplaces were unpersuasive because they “mostly dealt with low-skilled jobs such as call centers and data entry.” I’m not the only one who thinks so. Writing in Business Insider, Ed Zitron noted last … Continue reading →
Remote Working Increases Productivity
Cass Sunstein on liberalism
22 Nov 2023 Leave a comment
in liberalism Tags: Age of Enlightenment
An excellent and benchmark piece (NYT). Excerpt: 30. Liberals like laughter. They are anti-anti-laughter. Recommended. The post Cass Sunstein on liberalism appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.
Cass Sunstein on liberalism
Pamela Paul on the problem with “progressives”
22 Nov 2023 Leave a comment
in liberalism, Marxist economics Tags: Age of Enlightenment, free speech, political correctness, regressive left
I hate writing the word “progressives” when I refer to people like AOC and her squad, and especially to people like Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar, whom I see as regressives, hoping for some form of Islamism to infect America. But the “progressives” are also regressive in not adopting the values of classical liberalism, including…
Pamela Paul on the problem with “progressives”
Understanding Fiscal Inflation — Keynote Speech by Eric Leeper
22 Nov 2023 Leave a comment
in budget deficits, business cycles, economic growth, economic history, fiscal policy, global financial crisis (GFC), great depression, great recession, history of economic thought, inflation targeting, macroeconomics, monetary economics Tags: monetary policy
DESTROY the Sicilian Defense in 10 Moves | The Alapin Variation
21 Nov 2023 Leave a comment
in chess
A Libertarian Landslide in Argentina
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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
21 Nov 2023 Leave a comment
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
Utopia, you are standing in it! 
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