Those coal eating surrender monkeys1 sure get defensive when cornered. The latest shrill squeaking comes from Heather Ridout of AIG with the plaintive request to cut carbon dioxide later. Ali Moore nailed this duplicitous bullshit argument in an interview, pointing out that we’ll have to deal with it at some point in the cycle. Read more »
BHP Billiton has decided to abandon its plans to buy Rio Tinto. Aside from the antitrust concerns of customers and regulators around the world, a major reason for BHP’s decision involves another acquisition: Read more »
Peter Boettke makes a point about the role of tariff protection in the US leading the transition from the Great Crash to the Great Depression. Read more »
That most prolific of Troppodillian bloggers, Nicholas Gruen, made an 'appearance' on ABC radio this morning in relation to an Open Letter to the PM which he and seven other economists have penned. Read more »
On July 14 2007 I tipped a possible takeover bid for Rio by BHP-Billiton. Read more »
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