Global warming revisionism

December 29, 2007 Politics | Leave a Comment

If the data supports a belief in human induced global warming, then nobody should be afraid to discuss the views held by many dissenters. Personally, I’m sitting on the fence. I have noticed in my own hometown a gradual increase in winter temperatures, but that in itself does not prove a correlation with human activity. I admit I have not read the scientific papers… I should probably do that. Anyhow, the following is a summary of the opposing perspective.

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The great gold standard debate

December 29, 2007 Economics | Leave a Comment

What follows is a fantastic debate between Ron Paul and the Federal Reserve bank of New York governor Charles Partee from 1983. It’s quite long, but I highly recommend watching all the way to the end, including the rebuttals and Q&A.

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