How Sunk Cost Fallacy Drives Authoritarian Policies
I will use two real life authoritarian policies as examples of sunk cost fallacy: the War on Drugs and the authoritarian Covid Response.
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Female Adolescents Hit Hard During C-19 Lockdowns
Incidents of self-harm among adolescent females were notably higher than expected.
We Should Welcome the Warmth
Despite the shrill forecasts of dangerous global warming, there are many signs that we are past the peak of the Holocene Warming. It is the next cycle of global cooling we have to fear.
Higher Health Funding Won’t Fix Health
Until a government has the guts to make reforms that radically alter the incentives for the provision of health, I doubt it will improve significantly or long term.
Green MP Julie Anne Genter Found in Contempt of the House
Another day and yet another bad headline for the Green Party. This time it is Julie Anne Genter who was found to be in contempt of the house when she went and stood over National MP Matt Doocey.
Radio NZ Shows Their Bias
RNZ and Guyon Espiner deliberately mislead with a deceitful story about excise tax changes.
A Green Fairy Tale: Wooing the Masses
The problem with this constitutional structure is that it not only empowers those gathered around the revered philosopher king and/or queen, but also every other minority with the political smarts to throw a spanner in the decision-making works.
Absolute Cracker of a Sledge
El Woko Loco, aka Ricardo Menendez March is crying a river of tears over a cracker of a sledge from Todd McClay.