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Tag Archives: Free market
Op-ed in The Australian that attacks my guardian article is incoherent
The below op-ed was published in last week’s Australian. It is critical of my piece in The Guardian the week before. I contemplated publishing a reply but after reading the piece properly there’s actually very little substance to reply to. … Continue reading
Posted in Economic theory, Op-ed, philosophy of economics
Tagged deficit, Economic policy, Free market, government budget, The Australian, The Guardian
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Free market economics and fake moon landings
Yet another paper has emerged showing a strong correlation between belief in free market ideology and climate change denial (1). The article, NASA faked the moon landing—therefore, climate science is a hoax finds a very strong negative relationship between degree … Continue reading
