Utopia, you are standing in it!

July 20,2022

The war in Ukraine threatens the world with unprecedented hunger. Even with a deal in place to get Ukraine’s food exports moving, serious weaknesses in the global food system would remain. Can anything be done to prevent future crises?

00:00 – The emerging global food crisis 00:31 – Why is mass hunger on the rise? 02:26 – The impact of energy price rises 03:46 – The food crisis in Tunisia 05:06 – How hunger is driving increased civil unrest 07:06 – Export bans and stockpiling can do more harm than good 09:09 – Why global food crises will keep happening

Find all of our coverage on the war in Ukraine: https://econ.st/3AZyEmO Read our briefing about the coming of the food crisis: https://econ.st/3O5OpM2 How the conflict in Ukraine propelled mass hunger: https://econ.st/3uM4ZcI Why is global hunger accelerating after years of decline: https://econ.st/3ICVLoV Sign up to our daily World in…

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Martin Luther King, Jr. stakes out new ground for himself and the rapidly fragmenting civil rights movement. He is assassinated in Memphis at the Lorraine Motel. .

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Eyes on the Prize is an American television series and 14-part documentary about the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. The documentary originally aired on the PBS network and also aired in the United Kingdom on BBC2. Created and executive produced by Henry Hampton at the film production company Blackside and narrated by Julian Bond, the series uses archival footage, stills and interviews of participants and opponents of the movement. The title of the series is derived from the folk song “Keep Your Eyes on the Prize,” which is used in each episode as the opening theme music.

A total of 14 episodes of Eyes on the…

Net-zero carbon dioxide emissions targets are driven by climate alarmists and renewable energy rent seekers, eager to profit from the expansion of the great wind and solar subsidy scam.

This band of profiteers and charlatans rely upon the notion that wind turbines and solar panels are the only means of reducing carbon dioxide gas emissions in the electricity generation sector, which the naïve and gullible swallow as an article of faith.

Trouble is, neither wind, nor solar has a hope in hell of reducing carbon oxide gas emissions to the degree required or, in the broad, at all.

A few weeks back we featured a piece by Donn Dears detailing why wind power will do nothing to achieve these net zero targets. Here he is dealing with solar.

Net-zero Reality Check #3
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24 May 2022

Climate change scaremongers insist we eliminate the use of fossil…

Some people argue the government should give everyone a “basic income.”

The problem with that approach (and the problem with other types of redistribution) is that some people will choose not to work if they can simply rely on handouts from the government.

That’s not good for the overall economy because total output is determined by the quality and quantity of labor and capital being utilized.

Some supporters of basic income claim that basic income would not discourage work.

They point out that giving the handouts to everyone would solve the problem that exists with most forms of redistribution, which is punitive, implicit marginal tax rates if recipients try to become self-sufficient.

It would be great to solve that problem, but I’m skeptical that basic income would be a net positive.

Let’s review some new evidence about no-strings handouts. Allysia Finley of the Wall Street Journal summarized

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Exploring the influence of the idea of black power on freedom movement. Follows leaders of three black communities in their efforts to gain political and economic power that would enable advancements in employment, housing and education.

About this series

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Eyes on the Prize is an American television series and 14-part documentary about the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. The documentary originally aired on the PBS network and also aired in the United Kingdom on BBC2. Created and executive produced by Henry Hampton at the film production company Blackside and narrated by Julian Bond, the series uses archival footage, stills and interviews of participants and opponents of the movement. The title of the series is derived from the folk song “Keep Your Eyes on the Prize,” which is used in each episode as the opening theme music.