Chatting to friends at dinner in a West Coast town last week, we were discussing the fact that many of the local businesses seem to be struggling. Covid is part of the problem of course, as the virus has finally arrived here but it is obvious that this is not
Whenever pundits have blithered about the Rise of China, over the last decade or so, I’m inclined to point out two things. First, remember when the Soviet Union was the rising economic powerhouse? In the early 1980s, chin-stroking analysts were adamant that the Soviet economy was surging past
Robert Sparrow Mark Howard lens.monash.edu Robert Sparrow is a Professor of Philosophy, Monash Data Futures Institute Mark Howard is a Research Fellow, Philosophy, Monash Data Futures Institute, ARC Centre of Excellence in Electromaterial Science “The world is not data,” states a new Monash-led paper on the future
Remember when Brexit was going to be the end of Britain’s export trade? Of course, that was alongside the end of the entire British economy, Britain going to war with Europe, the deaths of 12,000 Britons and a hail of fire and brimstone raining down from Dundee to
Tom Mullen fee.org Tom Mullen hosts the Tom Mullen Talks Freedom podcast and is the author of Where Do Conservatives and Liberals Come From? And What Ever Happened to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness? and A Return to Common Sense: Reawakening Liberty in the Inhabitants of America.
Things are not looking good for the Ardern government. Not only is it sliding drastically in the polls, but its $55 million legacy media slush fund can clearly only buy so much loyalty. Especially when New Zealand’s economic situation is deteriorating to the point that even the bought-and-
Paul Frijters Gigi Foster Michael Baker brownstone.org Paul Frijters is a Professor of Wellbeing Economics at the London School of Economics: from 2016 through November 2019 at the Center for Economic Performance, thereafter at the Department of Social Policy Gigi Foster, senior scholar of Brownstone Institute, is a Professor
Jeff Deist mises.org Jeff Deist is president of the Mises Institute, where he serves as a writer, public speaker and advocate for property, markets and civil society. He previously worked as a longtime advisor and chief of staff to Congressman Ron Paul, for whom he wrote hundreds of articles
Louis T March mercatornet.com Louis T March has a background in government, business and philanthropy. A former talk show host, author and public speaker, he is a dedicated student of history and genealogy. Louis lives with his family in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. One thing demographers have
In a rather telling admission, Grant Robertson has conceded that socialism doesn’t work. Of course, Robbo would never dare say such a thing openly – not with his Dear Leader being a former president of the International Union of Socialist Youth. In fact, it’s almost certain that he doesn’
Two pieces of information were released yesterday that show that the economic tide has turned against the Labour Government. The first was the revelation that government spending has exploded rather dramatically, by a massive 41.3% in just four years. But the news gets worse, as the latest forecast for
Don Brash was interviewed on Wednesday by Tim Dower on NewstalkZB. Don Brash told him that Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr has a major inflation issue on his plate. “If the inflation number tomorrow is seven per cent or above, it will be the highest since 1988.” Don Brash If
David Seymour ACT Party Leader Today’s inflation figures are the direct result of Labour’s addiction to borrowing and spending and Kiwi families are paying an almighty price. The Government’s refusal to take responsibility is the equivalent of it giving the middle finger to middle New Zealand. Its
On April 19 2022 the runaway catastrophic anthropogenic global warming temperature anomaly had reached the dizzying heights of exactly 0.0 °C above the long term average temperatures on April 19 for the period 1979–2000. Don’t believe me? I have proof from the Climate Change Institute at the
