August 21, 2013 – 5:30 am
Economist David Friedman’s theory about the size and shape of nations leads him to postulate that the increased importance of labour income–a result of the Industrial Revolution: one of the ironies of history is that greatly increased propensity to produce capital increases both the scale (through increased demand) and then the average income (through increased relative scarcity) […]
By Lorenzo
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Posted in Academia, Australia, Britain, Economics, History, Immigration, Public Policy, Religion, scotland, Society, Taxation, Welfare
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Also tagged Amerindians, Austrian school, Belgium, Branch Davidians, Cameron-Clegg Government, Clinton Administration, crime, culture wars, Danubian monarchy, David Friedman, fiscal policy, Flanders, George W Bush, Germany, Great Society, HDI, industrial revolution, ireland, Italy, Lander, Lebanese, Maronite, nativism, Obamacare, Orkney and the Shetlands, P J O'Rourke, Quebec, Richard Trudgen, Robert Fogel, Robert Putnam, Scandinavia, separatism, september 11th, SNP, trust, US republican party, Waco, Wallonia
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This is an essay on the interaction between states and social orders, using China as a prism to examine European patterns, rather than the other way around. According to Japanese historian Naito “Konan” Torajiro, the history of modern China began in the Song dynasty (960-1279), making China the first modern society; an analysis known as the Naito Hypothesis. […]
By Lorenzo
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Posted in Economics, History, Public Policy, Taxation
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Also tagged absolute monarchy, Alfonso IX, American Revolution, Bank of England, Black Death, Bourbons, Chiang Kai-shek, civil service examinations, corruption, Debin Ma, Dutch Republic, Edward I, Enlightenment, First Emperor, French Revolution, Fronde, genocide, Glorious Revolution, Great Walls of China, Han dynasty, history of china, Huguenot Rebellions, Jacques Necker, Kingdom of Prussia, Late Antiquity, Legalism, Leninism, Louis XIV, Louis XVI, Mao Zedong, Marxism, medieval era, modern era, Naito Hypothesis, Naito Konan Torajiro, Opium Wars, paper money, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, public bonds, Qin dynasty, Qing dynasty, Russian Empire, scholar-gentry, Second Hundred Years War, Serene Republic of Venice, Shang Yang, Song dynasty, T. H. Sng, Thomas Malthus, Tokugawa Japan, Tsardom of Russia, wars of religion, White Lotus rebellion, William III, Yuan dynasty
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There is a joke in modern American politics–the Republicans want a big defence force they don’t want to use anywhere and the Democrats want a small defence force they want to use everywhere. Implicit in the joke is that the Republicans like military spending and the Democrats don’t. Because the right is “strong” on defence […]
By Lorenzo
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Posted in Britain, Defence, Economics, History, Politics, Public Policy, Taxation, The Left, The Right
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Also tagged al gore, alliance building, Anglo-French Entente, Anglo-Japanese alliance, appeasement, British Liberal Party, Cold War, deficit, dreadnoughts, Edouard Daladier, estate taxes, fixed exchange rates, Franco-Russian alliance, Germany, grand strategy, Gulf War, High Seas Fleet, hitler, house of lords, Inflation, japan, John Kerry, Kevin Narizny, Korean War, Lebensraum, monetary policy, naval arms race, nazi germany, Paul Volcker, People's budget, Popular Front, President George W. Bush, re-armanent, Ronald Reagan, Second Reich, Spanish-American War, US democrats, US Federal Reserve, US republicans, Vietnam War, Weltpolitik, WWI, WWII
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January 29, 2013 – 8:00 am
I have previously posted elsewhere about how similar the failures in indigenous policy and development (particularly foreign aid) policy have been. Remarkably similar, indeed. They also show some distinct similarities to the more unfortunate effects of welfare provision. (By ‘welfare provision’ I do not mean the aged pension or health or education services; I am talking […]
By Lorenzo
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Posted in Australia, Economics, England, History, Law, Personal liberty, Philosophy, Public Policy, The Left, The Right, Welfare
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Also tagged afghanistan, ALP, Amerindians, Anglo-Saxon law, Arnhem land, Assizes, Australian Aborigines, canon law, china, cliodynamics, collectivisation, common law, Commonwealth Intervention, Curley effect, Danelaw, development policy, Earl Ferrers, Elinor Ostrom, farming, foragers, foreign aid, free riding, Glenn Reynolds, Henry II, House of Elders, house of lords, human capital, hunter-gatherers, Immigration, indigenous policy, iraq, japan, Jesse Helms, Lapps, magna carta, narcissism, Norman law, North American colonies, Peter Turchin, singapore, sit down money, Somaliland, Thomas Hobbes, time horizons, trial by jury, Vernon Smith
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September 15, 2012 – 12:09 pm
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have launched legal action against the French magazine Closer over its publication of topless pictures of the duchess, Clarence House has said. The celebrity gossip magazine printed pictures of the duchess taken during the couple’s private holiday in France. A royal spokesman said the legal proceedings had been launched […]
By DeusExMacintosh
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Posted in Britain, Funnies, Internet, Law, Media, Privacy, Society
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Also tagged closer, duke and duchess of cambridge, Kate Middleton, lord linley, paparazzi, photography, prince william, Silvio Berlusconi
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January 7, 2012 – 11:35 pm
A French fashion retailer has apologised for a photo in which a naked man appeared behind a group of children advertising beachwear – but the image has gone viral on the internet. In a tweet La Redoute said that it “apologises for the photo published on its site and is doing what’s necessary to remove […]
September 1, 2011 – 8:21 pm
In case you wondered how the French could afford to keep it lit up all the time, now you know… A lightning bolt appears to strike the iconic Eiffel Tower while the Paris landmark is seen illuminated in vibrant blue lights. Amateur photographer Bertrand Kulik captured the shot which will appear in an exhibition titled […]
August 29, 2011 – 6:39 am
Crown prosecutors, as a general rule, do not drop high-profile cases for shits and giggles. If an accused has been arraigned before a Grand Jury (common in the US), or the matter has sailed through committal proceedings (Australia and England) or satisfied the Examining Magistrate or Procurator Fiscal (Scotland and most of the Continent), then […]
By skepticlawyer
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Posted in Law
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Also tagged Alexander Volokh, attrition rate, Blackstone, Christopher Caldwell, conviction rate, Cyrus Vance Jr, Diallo, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, DSK, French socialists, Grand jury, International Bar Association, Joan Illuzi-Orbon, John 'Artie' McConnell, Le Monde, Motion to dismiss, Nafissatou Diallo, Robert Nozick, Tristane Banon, Ulpian
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[Now cross-posted at Online Opinion – 21/5/10] There’s been a lively discussion at Larvatus Prodeo about the possibility that the French will ban the burqa. Of course, this follows on the heels of Liberal Senator Cory Bernardi’s suggestion that the burqa should be banned in Australia. Bernardi suggested that the burqa was not only a […]
By Legal Eagle
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Posted in Feminism, Personal liberty
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Also tagged australia, Australian politics, burka, burqa, Feminism, freedom of religion, islam, laïcité, Politics, Religion, secularism, Turkey, women
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I’m not a fan of the reality TV genre. It’s lazy television. It makes me want to come out in hives half the time. How can people embarrass themselves like that? It looks like reality TV might be going the way of the dodo in France. A French court has ruled that being a reality […]