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Someone is putting tiny cowboy hats on pigeons in Las Vegas as animal rescue works to remove them
Someone in Las Vegas has been putting tiny cowboy hats on the heads of Las Vegas pigeons, and while you might be asking yourself why, one local onlooker only has one explanation: “the rodeo is in town.”
The Unbearable Virtue-Mongering of Academics
Stanley Fish is skeptical of free speech, and dismayed by the ubiquity of Subarus.
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UnHerd columnist Giles Fraser talks to distinguished guests about how their beliefs shape who they are.
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'We're throwing in the towel': landlord exodus as 100k buy-to-let properties are sold
Buy-to-let landlords plan to leave the market in huge numbers next year as new analysis suggests that more than 100,000 rental homes have been sold since a punishing tax regime was introduced.
Rory Sutherland
I would predict a huge exodus from buy-to-let in any case. Without rising prices it makes far less sense.
'We're throwing in the towel': landlord exodus as 100k buy-to-let properties are sold telegraph.co.uk/investing/buy-… via @Telegraph
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The difficult truth for liberals: Labour must win back social conservatives | Paula Surridge
The party’s economic messaging isn’t reaching the voters who most need to hear it, says Paula Surridge, senior lecturer at the University of Bristol
Beware of the Doghouse- Hilarious!
A reminder of what will happen if you get your girl the wrong gift this year. LOL!!! Dual-bag gets put in the doghouse for getting the wrong anniversary gift...
This year’s top gadgets – according to my inner chimp
I’d hoped to spend this week writing about my new Geberit Japanese-style toilet, but since the grout is not yet dry, all you filthy toilet-gaijin will have to wait until the new year for my review. So…
Gerd Gigerenzer on Gut Feelings - EconTalk
Gerd Gigerenzer talks about his book Gut Feelings with host Russ Roberts. He argues for heuristics--rules of thumb--over more complex models when making real-world decisions, and that many behavioral economics results that appear irrational can be...
I love Google's new Pixelbook Go, but it's a baffling $850 device that no one should buy
Through no fault of its own, the Pixelbook Go is one of my favorite devices that I wouldn't recommend to anyone.
London Bridge sealed off amid reports of gunfire
London Bridge is cordoned off by police, with a BBC journalist reporting hearing gunfire.
Grappler Police Bumper vehicle arrest system
Thank you to Film 316 for producing a high quality video! The Grappler gives law enforcement the ability to regain control when suspects flee. This is the mo...
Global Excellence Seminar with Yonatan Berman
On Monday 2 December 2019, Yonatan Berman is giving a lecture entitled: "Ergodicity as a model of intertemporal decision-making". Yonatan Berman is fellow at London Mathematical Laboratory and will be a visiting Associate Professor at City...
2019 Hayek Memorial Lecture
The Institute of Economic Affairs is delighted to announce that acclaimed US author Professor Bryan Caplan will give our 2019 Hayek Memorial Lecture. The acclaimed author of The Myth of the Rational Voter – hailed as ‘the best political book of the...
How to get famous and get lucky in B2B
The efficiency doctrine would lead you to believe that wider fame is of no use to a B2B company, says Rory Sutherland. In fact, wider fame may be just as valuable to a B2B brand as to a consumer brand
What Charles Darwin Owes Adam Smith | Matt Ridley
As Leonard Read pointed out, each time that the pencil is purchased, tens of thousands of different people collaborate to supply the wood, the graphite, the knowledge, and the energy, without any one of them knowing how to make a pencil. Says Smith,...
General election: Nicola Sturgeon sets out conditions for backing Labour in hung parliament
The SNP leader says she would want to see Trident scrapped, as well as the granting of a second Scottish independence referendum.