In libertarian circles, where the leader of the German liberals, Christian Lindner, regularly moves, it has become chic to refer to the ‘successes’ of the Argentine president elected a year ago, thus creating the impression that shock therapy could also be appropriate in this country. The Argentine president, Javier Milei, is being held up as a paragon of liberalism before anyone can even present well-founded empirical evidence that his radical approach is having positive effects. Even the no-less libertarian Elon Musk is repeatedly cited as Milei’s kindred spirit, presumably to show how much money can be made if you have the right attitude.
Climate Crisis
Steve Keen: Valuable new paper on climate catastrophes
Though the topic is heavy, it’s not a hard paper to read: it is an overview rather than an analytic or modeling paper. I highly recommend reading it. Though the topic is heavy, it’s not […]
Corruption
novinite.com: The Economist with a Devastating Article about Kristalina Georgieva, Demands her Resignation
Corruption like in the FIFA and wtih Georgiva, like Volkswagen Diesel Cheating Devices are fine in the EU. It is part of the institutional structure. One just should not do the same in the United […]
Climate Crisis
Energy Transition: ‘The amount of energy required by direct air carbon capture proves it is an exercise in futility’
Removing CO2 directly from the air requires almost as many joules as those produced by burning the fossil fuel in the first place Read Here
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