Category Archives: China

Spending More Than We Earn

Posted on September 4, 2011 by

I’m sure you’re growing a little weary of the farce that Australian politics has become this last week. I’ll keep the previous thread going, with updates as they occur. If, as I suspect, moves begin in Cabinet against Gillard, I’ll … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, China, Europe, UK, United States of America | 16 Comments

Beware Of Greeks Demanding Gifts

Posted on July 1, 2011 by

I’ve just been reading what I regard as the most comprehensible article (to a non-economist) I’ve read covering the causes of the current PIIGS financial crisis in Europe. Have a look and let me know what you think.

Posted in Australia, China, Europe, United States of America | 15 Comments

The Sixty-Four Foot Cube

Posted on May 18, 2011 by

As I write this, the United States of America today reached its statutory debt ceiling of 14.294 trillion dollars. Treasury has announced that, unless Congress grants the Obama administration an increase in the debt ceiling in the next few weeks, … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, China, Europe, Libertarianism, United States of America | 88 Comments

Inferno

Posted on April 3, 2011 by

The scene: a desolate, barren moonscape. Lightning bolts flash occasionally across a blackened sky. Boiling, bubbling lava pools dot the ground as far as the eye can see, sending plumes of reeking smoke into the gloom. The only sounds are … Continue reading →

Posted in AGW, Australia, China, Daily Telegraph Blog Disaster, Libertarianism, Rights | 17 Comments

The Dragon’s Dissent Part III: Naked National Interest

Posted on November 6, 2010 by

The emergence of China as the world’s new superpower has raised many questions in the international community and across the blogosphere regarding the longer-range agenda of the Middle Kingdom. In a recent discussion on this forum, the question of Chinese … Continue reading →

Posted in AGW, China | 147 Comments

The Dragon And The Chrysanthemum

Posted on October 17, 2010 by

It is the world’s fastest-growing economy. Within our lifetimes, it will become the largest. And yet, the face China presents to the world belies the truth of the lives of 1.4 billion people. To speak of broad generalities and the … Continue reading →

Posted in China | 165 Comments

The Dragon’s Dissent Part II: Carbon Tax As A Trade Weapon

Posted on August 23, 2010 by

The publication of the Introduction to Low Carbon Plot by Gou Hongyang, on this forum twelve days ago caused reverberations around the world. In it, we saw how China dismissed the purported scientific consensus on Catastrophic Anthropogenic Global Warming (CAGW), … Continue reading →

Posted in AGW, China | 317 Comments

The China Syndrome

Posted on August 16, 2010 by

G’day Everyone, I’m away today (doing research for a new article) but I’ll be leaving you in the very capable hands of some of LibertyGibbert’s finest talents…

Posted in AGW, China | 82 Comments

The Dragon’s Dissent

Posted on August 11, 2010 by

As you’re probably aware, most warmists appear to believe it vitally important that the reputed consensus in the scientific community regarding CAGW remains inviolate. Any questioning of this consensus, any appearance of pockets of dissent anywhere in the world, is ruthlessly … Continue reading →

Posted in AGW, China | 294 Comments