Tim Worstall

I do hope all those who have been screaming about the coup in Honduras will at least have the good grace to be embarrassed by this:
TEGUCIGALPA — It’s been 89 days since Manuel Zelaya was booted from power. He’s sleeping on chairs, and he claims his throat is sore from toxic gases and “Israeli [...]

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Those who forget the past are condemned to hear a Santayana quote.
Bill Easterly

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I’m not sure I understand this.
OK, the Asian Development Bank:

an institution whose mission is to reduce poverty

Right, OK, good thing too.

Instead, these officials have decided to refocus ADB operations on three areas: inclusive economic growth, environmentally sustainable growth, and regional integration, with a heavy emphasis on private-sector development. The ADB is abandoning crucial public support [...]

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Errm, excuse me?

A global ban on cloning humans must be introduced "urgently" to prevent rogue scientists creating cloned babies, a United Nations report warns.
The report, published by law experts at the UN University’s Institute of Advanced Studies, which advises the organisation, warns that it is just a matter of time before a human is cloned.
The [...]

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