Author: Jim

economics

Famine

Tractors are just as attractive to tyrants, demagogues, and terrorists as pipelines are.

economics

Oil peak

People fear to invest in coal to oil plants, for an improvement in the security of property rights in oil rich countries could cause a huge drop in the price of oil.

global warming

Scientific Status of Anthropogenic Global Warming

It is an open question, though with the evidence mounting against a substantial anthropogenic effect. I often write as if Anthropogenic Global Warming was disproven or obviously false. Global Warming is an open scientific issue, one which more information is needed – and in due course will be forthcoming. The position among real scientists is …

war

How not to fight IslamTerror

“Back Talk remarks Because everyone pretty much accepts the idea that Osama bin Laden is hiding in Pakistan, it might sound sensible to send more troops in that general direction if you don’t think about it too hard. But it isn’t sensible because no matter how many troops we send to Afghanistan, they are not …