Modern historians conventionally regard Augustus as the first emperor, whereas Julius Caesar is considered the last dictator of the Roman Republic, a view having its origins in the Roman writers Plutarch, Tacitus, and Cassius Dio. Conversely, the majority of Roman writers, including Josephus, Pliny the Younger, Suetonius and Appian, as well as most of the […]
When is an Emperor not an Emperor?: Caesar Augustus. Part II.
When is an Emperor not an Emperor?: Caesar Augustus. Part II.
28 Sep 2023 Leave a comment
John Cochrane — Is It Getting Hot in Here?
28 Sep 2023 Leave a comment
in budget deficits, business cycles, economic growth, economic history, fiscal policy, labour economics, macroeconomics, monetary economics, unemployment
Popper again
28 Sep 2023 Leave a comment
in Karl Popper, liberalism Tags: conjecture and refutation, philosophy of science
Anthony Rota Resigns in Disgrace as Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada
27 Sep 2023 Leave a comment
A Politician’s Propensity toward Platitude Destroys His Career After Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the President of Ukraine, addressed a joint sitting of the House of Commons and Senate on Thursday, 21 September 2023, Anthony Rota, the Speaker of the House of Commons, recognised an elderly man in the galleries: “We have here in the chamber today a […]
Anthony Rota Resigns in Disgrace as Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada
Frank Dikotter – The Cultural Revolution – 1962-76
27 Sep 2023 Leave a comment
in development economics, economic history, growth disasters, Marxist economics Tags: China
Trump Pledges to Investigate Comcast for “Country Threatening Treason”
27 Sep 2023 Leave a comment
In a chilling message, former President Trump pledged to investigate Comcast if he is elected in 2024. Trump insisted that the parent company for NBC and MSNBC “will be thoroughly scrutinized for their knowingly dishonest and corrupt coverage of people, things, and events.” The stated grounds are “country threatening treason.” The pledge is not simply […]
Trump Pledges to Investigate Comcast for “Country Threatening Treason”
Halfway to Hell: Wind & Solar Transition Destroying German Economy
26 Sep 2023 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming
As wind and solar capacity increases, Germany’s once thriving economy shrinks. And it’s the sudden and dramatic collapse in German industrial output that’s allowed the wind and sun cult to cry ‘victory’ with a claim – based on a statistical fudge – that Germany obtained 50% of its power from ‘renewable’ sources. Sitting behind the […]
Halfway to Hell: Wind & Solar Transition Destroying German Economy
Neil deGrasse Tyson goes after women’s-only spaces
26 Sep 2023 Leave a comment
I’ve never been a huge fan of Neil deGrasse Tyson, but at least he was good at conveying the wonders of physics and cosmology. My one problem with him as a science communicator was that he tried too hard to cater to his audience, as if making them like him was one of his main…
Neil deGrasse Tyson goes after women’s-only spaces
Subsea cable failures could derail offshore wind ambitions – insurance costs ‘becoming prohibitive’
26 Sep 2023 Leave a comment
Another blow for net-zero dogmatists. More evidence that cheap offshore wind power doesn’t exist and nobody can control its costs, or be sure of a good level of reliability. – – – Global Underwater Hub (GUH) is leading the charge to tackle failures in underwater cables which could derail global offshore wind ambitions, says AGCC. […]
Subsea cable failures could derail offshore wind ambitions – insurance costs ‘becoming prohibitive’
Ronald Coase Part 2: Markets Don’t Fail, They Fail to Exist
26 Sep 2023 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, comparative institutional analysis, economics of information, history of economic thought, law and economics, Ronald Coase, Ronald Coase, theory of the firm
Values Of Used EVs Plummet, As Dealers Stuck With Unsold Cars
26 Sep 2023 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, transport economics
By Paul Homewood The average cost of second hand electric cars is plummeting by a “phenomenal amount” as they sit for “months on end” without any buyers.
Values Of Used EVs Plummet, As Dealers Stuck With Unsold Cars
An Israeli Jew rejects “Why Evolution is True”
26 Sep 2023 Leave a comment
My book Why Evolution is True has been translated into 18 languages, and one of them was Hebrew. I was pleased about that because many Orthodox Jews are Biblical creationists and I wanted them to at least have a shot at learning about the evidence for evolution. In fact, I know of at least two American […]
An Israeli Jew rejects “Why Evolution is True”
Utopia, you are standing in it! 
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