When it comes to climate change the biggest argument against unilateral action is the lack of any tangible benefit. What can a single country really do to mitigate climate change? However, an article by Akira Yakita suggests that there are welfare benefits to action outside of the benefits to the climate. His central argument is […]
Peter Mandelson wants to revamp British universities to make them more inclusive and have them focus more on job-relevant courses. Proponents of liberal arts schools are predictably outraged. I agree with them that they shouldn’t be discriminated against. A fair system would make people pay for the benefit they receive from their education, and have […]
A friend of mine who is passionately vegetarian pointed me to this report as a good economic reason to eschew meat: …two World Bank environmental advisers claim that instead of 18 per cent of global emissions being caused by meat, the true figure is 51 per cent. So am I thinking about becoming vegetarian since […]
The Herald reports that most music is bought by the very same people who illegally download a lot of tracks. It says plans … to crack down on illegal downloaders by threatening to cut their internet connections … could harm the music industry by punishing its core customers. Now that seems like a stretch. The […]
Kiwiblog and others are bothered by Nicholas Stern’s pronouncement that: Meat is a wasteful use of water and creates a lot of greenhouse gases. It puts enormous pressure on the world’s resources. A vegetarian diet is better. For more related post o healthy eating, use this link to learn how to start intermittent fasting. Why […]
The Standard mentions the writings of Richard Epstein on racial discrimination and says: A charitable reading of Epstein’s work is that he believes employment law stopping employers from putting “No Blacks or Jews” on their situations vacant ads is ineffective and counter-productive. Instead, we should allow employers to openly discriminate against people on the basis […]