HT: Tim Andrews
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The Divinyls perform at the Countdown Rock Awards, 1982
08 Feb 2021 Leave a comment
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The Steampunk Flight Simulator That Helped Win World War II
08 Feb 2021 Leave a comment
in defence economics, transport economics, war and peace Tags: World War II
Robert Trivers — The Folly of Fools : The Logic of Deceit & Self-Deception in Human Life
07 Feb 2021 Leave a comment
in economics of education Tags: evolutionary biology
What did the Treaty of Waitangi say?
07 Feb 2021 Leave a comment
“People in Wellington have a good understanding of the Treaty of Waitangi and what needed to be done to honour it.” –Wellington City Councillor, Jill Day, in supporting Maori wards
Honour the Treaty
By Roger Childs
“Honour the Treaty” is a catch cry we hear often these days, but which Treaty? Silly question? No, there is a choice:
- The Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti o Waitangi) in Maori signed at Waitangi on 6 February 6 1840. Nine copies were made and sent to 34 locations around the country. 512 chiefs, including 13 women, signed.
- The Freeman Treaty in English which was signed by 39 chiefs at Waikato Heads and Manakau. This version was needed because Maori versions of the original were not available. Unfortunately Freeman added some flourishes and additions of his own. (See more below.)
- The English draft prepared by British Resident James Busby from Captain…
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The BBC Cannot Give In To Government Pressure | Yes Minister
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69th Anniversary of the Accession of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
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Today, February 6, 2021 marks the anniversary of the death King George VI of the United Kingdom and marks the beginning of the 69th year on the throne for his daughter and heir, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, born 21 April 1926) who is Queen of the United Kingdom and 15 other Commonwealth realms.
Elizabeth was born in Mayfair, London, as the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York (later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth). Her father ascended the throne on the abdication of his brother King Edward VIII in 1936, from which time she was the heir presumptive. She was educated privately at home and began to undertake public duties during the Second World War, serving in the Auxiliary Territorial Service. In 1947 she married Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, a former prince of Greece and Denmark, with whom she has four children: Charles…
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David Friedman on Physics, Coase, Anarcho-Capitalism, and Cancel Culture
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in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, Austrian economics, comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, David Friedman, development economics, economic history, economics of bureaucracy, economics of education, entrepreneurship, growth disasters, growth miracles, history of economic thought, human capital, industrial organisation, international economics, labour economics, labour supply, law and economics, liberalism, libertarianism, Marxist economics, occupational choice, privatisation, property rights, Public Choice, survivor principle Tags: China
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