World Bank Insists Modern Monetary Theory Is A Load Of Old Tosh
This is not quite what the World Bank comes out and says directly but it is something that's easy enough to derive from its...
Once Again, BP Shows It’s Human Ingenuity Which Creates Natural Resources Like Oil
Another useful little example of Julian Simon's great contention, that the Ultimate Resource is human ingenuity - for BP says it has created a...
England Doesn’t Need 3 Million More Social Homes – It Might Need 3 Million...
A classic example of political logic today when we're told that England needs 3 million more social housing units by 2040. This is not...
Excellent News, Bring It On – Brexit To Slash Farmland Prices
It appears that there's almost nothing that Brexit cannot do as we're told that the process of leaving Brussels' embrace will lead to British...
Scandal, Furore, As Drake Hugs Girl It’s Legal To Hug
It's an oddity of modern society that as sexual liberation proceeds we seem to be becoming more sexually censorious - as with this furore...
To Answer The Guardian’s Question – 70% Income Tax Rates Won’t Work
The Guardian asks us a question in its headline here. To which, obviously enough, the answer is "No". Betteridge's Law is a real thing...
Well Done To The EU – New GDPR Data Rules Reduce Tech Investment
It's not as if Europe's tech investment scene is particularly vibrant to start with so the EU does indeed need to bring in rules...
Paul Krugman’s Error Over Ocasio Cortez And The 70 – 80% Top Income Tax...
It's always necessary to distinguish between Paul Krugman the exceptionally good economist and Paul Krugman the left leaning columnist for the New York Times...
UK Unsecured Household Debt Now At Record £15,400 Each – The TUC’s Playing Propaganda...
Sure, we all like the occasional propaganda statistic around here, I've even created a few myself - yet we should still look at these...
Japan’s $3.1 Million – £2.5m – Tuna Sale. It’s A Charity Auction Dangnammit
Half the world's newspaper seem to be reporting that a bluefin tuna was sold for $3.1 million in the first auction of the New...