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Rich countries launch great land grab to safeguard food
Read more: Rich countries launch great land grab to safeguard foodOne to watch: Rich governments and corporations are triggering alarm for the poor as they buy up the rights to millions of hectares of agricultural land in developing countries in an effort to secure their own long-term food…
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A Free-Market Monetary System
Read more: A Free-Market Monetary SystemAn interesting, if out-there, read from Hayek in 1977: When a little over two years ago, at the second Lausanne Conference of this group, I threw out, almost as a sort of bitter joke, that there was no…
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Exiting an aeroplane two and a half miles up
Read more: Exiting an aeroplane two and a half miles upJumping would have been a little chilly today, but here’s a still from Lillo:
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The shifting orthodoxy of economics: Friedman on Keynes
Read more: The shifting orthodoxy of economics: Friedman on KeynesI found “John Maynard Keynes” by Milton Friedman. It’s reasonably short but here are two interesting sections: Quoting Callaghan: Experience led to disillusionment with initial Keynesianism on the part not only of professional economists but also of policymakers.…
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Chevy Volt: the first worthwhile electric car?
Read more: Chevy Volt: the first worthwhile electric car?Thanks to the IAM magazine, I discovered the Chevrolet Volt: Chevy Volt is designed to move more than 75 percent of America’s daily commuters without a single drop of gas. That means for someone who drives less than…
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A free 20% improvement in fuel economy
Read more: A free 20% improvement in fuel economyI am pleased to report a sustained 20% improvement in average fuel economy for my Saab through the simple expedient of returning to driving for economy at the expense of lively throttle response. The speed limits are still…
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FT.com / UK – Medicines shortage fears grow
Read more: FT.com / UK – Medicines shortage fears growAccording to the FT, a triple whammy of falling prices, falling exchange rates and British price controls means British patients face the prospect of drug shortages as it becomes more profitable for pharmacists and wholesalers to sell medicines…
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Presumed consent ‘not ruled out’
Read more: Presumed consent ‘not ruled out’From the BBC: Gordon Brown is not ruling out a change in the law on organ donation even though a panel of experts has rejected the idea of “presumed consent”. The UK Organ Donation Taskforce said assuming organs…