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41 Inconvenient Truths on the "New Energy Economy"

Bill Gates has said that when it comes to understanding energy realities “we need to bring math to the problem.” He's right. by Mark P. Mills This article was originally published on FEE.org. Read the original article. A week doesn’t pass without a mayor, governor, policymaker or pundit joining the... Read more →

Milton Friedman: Which Way for Capitalism from 1978

The Nobel Prize-winning economist charts two possible futures for American capitalism. Milton Friedman | From the May 1978 issue of Reason Magazine "What is the future of capitalism?—by which I mean the future of competitive capitalism—free enterprise capitalism. In a certain sense, every major society is capitalist. Russia has a... Read more →

Libertarianism

Justice, prosperity, responsibility, tolerance, cooperation, and peace. Many people believe that liberty is the core political value of modern civilization itself, the one that gives substance and form to all the other values of social life. They're called libertarians. Find out more here... Read more →

10 Reasons to Look Forward to the Future - Johan Norberg

Need to feel uplifted on this Monday Morning? Watch the video below. Here's a bit about the book Progress: “Mr Norberg unleashes a tornado of evidence … a blast of good sense.” – The Economist ‘An exhilarating book.” – Steven Pinker “Superb” – Matt Ridley “Excellent” – Philippe Legrain “Refreshingly... Read more →

Listening to climate doomsters makes our situation worse

ID 115221206 © Gunold | Dreamstime. An interesting take on a very "hot" topic. "...The IPCC’s Working Group I reports (the physical sciences) were rightly described by activists as the “gold standard” description of climate research and the most reliable statement of scientists’ consensus. But by 2011 activists were saying... Read more →

Will hydrogen (Fuel Cell) vehicles be the future?

Keith Crain editor-in-chief of Automotive News recently wrote an editorial with the heading "Electric will be a rude awakening" where he asserts that it will be a long time before electric cars assume market leadership simply because of the hundreds of millions of gasoline and diesel powered vehicles on the... Read more →

Tim Clark – The Old Farmer’s Almanac

Idea City featured Author Tim Clark back in 2015. Clarke discussed "how they develop The Old Farmer’s Almanac and explains some of the myths and wisdom which are inserted into the book come from." Order The Old Farmer's Almanac here... About The Old Farmer's Alamanac: "Time-tested and generations approved, the... Read more →

Why no cost benefit analysis to accompany solar suggestions?

There is a popular opinion that The Bahamas can easily move to solar energy as our source for electricity. After all we're still burning diesel fuel, in some cases Bunker C, to generate power for our daily lives. While we've been carrying our green bags to the supermarket for years,... Read more →

Tesla: An Enigma?

Working in the automotive industry I find the discussion around Tesla intriguing. This article and accompanying video from Yahoo Finance provides some insight. There can be no denying the impact Tesla has had. Read more →

ideacity 2007: Richard Dawkins

"One of the most respected scientists in the world and the biggest draw in secularism, Richard Dawkins always generates impressive crowds when visiting North America. Secularism is sweeping America as a movement, and Richard Dawkins is the catalyst who galvanizes it. "From 1995 to 2008 Richard Dawkins was the Charles... Read more →