What Happened When Kamikaze Pilots Failed or Wimped Out?
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in defence economics, war and peace Tags: World War II
The Time a Senator Spoke for 24-Hours Straight
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in politics - USA Tags: racial discrimination
Climate Change Thinking for Open or Locked-Down Minds
11 May 2021 Leave a comment
William Happer provides a framework for thinking about climate, based on his expertise regarding atmospheric radiation (the “greenhouse” mechanism). But he uses plain language accessible to all. The Independent Institute published the transcript for those like myself who prefer reading for full comprehension. Source: How to Think about Climate Change Some excerpted highlights in italics with my bolds,
This presentation by Dr. William Happer was delivered at the Hillsdale College National Leadership Seminar in Phoenix, Arizona, that was held on February 19, 2021. The Cyrus Fogg Brackett Professor Emeritus of Physics at Princeton University, Dr. Happer is the author of the foreword to the Revised and Expanded Third Edition of the Independent Institute book, Hot Talk, Cold Science: Global Warming’s Unfinished Debate, by S. Fred Singer, David R. Legates and Anthony R. Lupo.
The Climate Crusade for a False Alarm
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Stephen Tierney: The Scottish Parliamentary Elections and the “Second Referendum” Debate
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The Scottish National Party emerged as the largest party in the Scottish parliamentary elections held on 6 May. It fell short of an overall majority but still won an impressive 64 of 129 seats. Nicola Sturgeon, who will be reappointed as First Minister within the new devolved administration, has reiterated the SNP’s quest for independence, claiming that a second referendum is ‘the will of the country’. She will count on the support of the Green party in her quest to hold a popular vote on separate statehood.
Such a referendum was of course held in 2014, and the proposition was rejected by a majority of voters: 55%-45%. The SNP claims political legitimacy for its demand to hold a second referendum on various bases, not least the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union. Voters in Scotland opted for the remain option by 62%-38% in the…
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Roderick Long interviews DAVID FRIEDMAN
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in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, David Friedman, economics of crime, law and economics
Listen up deplorables
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in politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA Tags: political correctness, regressive left
The Surprising Ways Mars is Hostile to Life
11 May 2021 Leave a comment
in economics of media and culture Tags: Mars
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