The Environment

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The Worse-than-Medieval Economics of Climate Technocrats

The EnvironmentPhilosophy and MethodologyPricesProduction Theory

Blog11/16/2023

Mainstream economists turned climate warriors use cost-of-production methods to determine the “true” social cost of carbon. They appeal to a discredited methodology falsely attributed to medieval Scholastics.

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The "Climate Emergency": Fueled by 21st Century Marxism

Big GovernmentThe EnvironmentMedia and CultureWorld History

The eternal “climate emergency” is upon us. While doomsday is said to be around the corner, the reality is that the only thing rising is the level of government control.

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The Oil-Price Shock Is a Direct Consequence of Interventionism.

The Environment

Blog09/21/2023

This is the first time in human history that the energy transition has been decided by politicians without allowing technology, competition, or human ingenuity to come up with a better, more flexible, and more economical alternative.

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It’s Time for Some Debt and Entitlement Alarmism

Big GovernmentThe EnvironmentMedia and CultureTaxes and Spending

Blog09/21/2023

Climate alarmism dominates the news cycle, but perhaps people be more alarmed by massive federal budget deficits and runaway entitlement spending.

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The European Energy Crisis May Be Back Soon

The Environment

Blog08/14/2023

The European Union should have abandoned ideological decisions and allowed technology, competition, and industry to provide the optimal solution that delivers a competitive and secure supply of energy. 

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Not Even a Pencil Could Exist without Fossil Fuels

Economic FreedomEconomic PolicyThe Environment

Blog08/03/2023

Leonard Read's famous "I, Pencil" explained the workings of the market in terms of the creation of a simple pencil. However, we should not forget that the reviled fossil fuels are involved at every turn.

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Real Progress versus the Progressives

The EnvironmentProgressivismSocialismWorld History

Blog08/03/2023

Progressives have distinguished themselves in the past half century by being against progress. That trend is unlikely to change.

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Why Government Pollution Control Fails

Economic PolicyThe Environment

Blog07/22/2023

Mainstream economists are quick to claim that environmental problems are caused by "market failure" that can be "fixed" by government intervention. However, the intervention itself is the problem.

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Wind and Solar Are NOT Cheaper than Coal and Oil

Cronyism and CorporatismEconomic PolicyThe Environment

Blog07/18/2023

President Biden makes the false claim that wind- and solar-generated electricity are cheaper than power generated from coal and oil.

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