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The New High Priest of Climate
Like the High Priests of old who dispensed their eschatological, imminent destruction, end-of-times world view, the new high priests of Climate dismiss criticism of their faith with all the conceit, arrogance and glibness of their predecessors. We were treated to such a display last week by Dr Rod Carr in
The Naivety of This Government
We have published a number of articles on this site, notably from Lushington D Brady and more recently from Lionred about the government’s slap in the face to Australia by claiming they should treat the Chinese with more respect. If you hark back a few months, you may remember
Actually, There Is an Alternative
Simon Black sovereignman.com James (aka Simon Black) is an international investor, entrepreneur, and founder of Sovereign Man. His free daily e-letter Notes from the Field is about using the experiences from his life and travels to help you achieve more freedom, make more money, keep more of it, and
Faces of Lockdowns (Part 2)
Amelia Janaskie Jenin Younes Taleed Brown aier.org While data, statistics, historical allusions, and appeals to morality all demonstrate the disastrous nature of lockdowns, none show the devastation as vividly as personal stories from those suffering the most. In the second part of this series, we continue our interviews with
Pursuit of “Clean” Energy Ignores Unethical Mining Practices
Ardern’s government said no to coal mining and oil and gas exploration in their pursuit of zero carbon, ignoring the hypocrisy attached to importing Indonesian coal and substandard overseas mining practices. Turning a blind eye to unethical mining means the poor – the workers and inhabitants of polluted land – are
Twiggy, How Do You Sleep at Night?
How does Twiggy Forrest sleep with himself? I mean, probably on Charlotte Thomas “Bespoke” bedsheets, made with merino wool, 1000-count Egyptian cotton and 22-carat gold thread, sure. At the same time, though, one can’t help but wonder if he is ever troubled by the yawning disconnect between his much-trumpeted
Dismiss All the Populist Gamestop Hype: Short Sellers Are Heroes
John Tamny aier.org John Tamny, research fellow of AIER, is editor of RealClearMarkets. His book on current ideological trends is: They Are Both Wrong (AIER, 2019) Back around 2007, investor John Paulsen began to feel skeptical about the viability of mortgage securities. Though demand for them was much greater
Gamestop: A Sign of the Times
Robert Aro mises.org Whether you call it the state, system, Swamp, or establishment, now we get to watch as they cry foul because recent trading activity has, as the Wall Street Journal puts it: upended the natural order between hedge-fund investors and those trying their hand at trading from
Paternalism and Robinhood Revisited
Ethan Yang aier.org Last month I wrote about a lawsuit filed against the popular self-guided investing app Robinhood by Massachusetts regulators and how it was the epitome of the nanny state. Essentially the regulators took issue with Robinhood’s consumer appeal, citing things like digital confetti, shiny buttons, and
This Is Why We Don’t Need Hate Speech Laws
Dr David Cumin Spokesperson Free Speech Coalition Nearly a month into the new year and it’s been radio silence on the proposed hate speech law changes. This insightful article by Graham Adams sheds some light on possible explanations for the Government’s trepidation. But this doesn’t mean that
“This Is a Financial Revolution. . .”
Simon Black sovereignman.com James (aka Simon Black) is an international investor, entrepreneur, and founder of Sovereign Man. His free daily e-letter Notes from the Field is about using the experiences from his life and travels to help you achieve more freedom, make more money, keep more of it, and