Author: David Boyd

Global Warming-In Brief

A 'comment' from a certain David Brewer, in the Catallaxy Files last night-"The global warming narrative is a long chain of causation from industrial emissions to climate disruption – industrial CO2 emissions are not absorbed, they increase radiative forcing, then that is amplified by more water vapour in the upper atmosphere, and the thus-tripled radiative … Continue reading Global Warming-In Brief →

Nick Cater and Black Box Thinking-Learning from Mistakes-The Left Should try It.

Some extracted ,out of context, but useful quotes.The pursuit of equality comes at the expense of liberty.Left wing philosophers refuse to let the facts get in the way-If you have a good theory, forget about the reality.

Chilling Climate of UN Control

 MAURICE NEWMANTHE AUSTRALIANDECEMBER 28, 2015 12:00AMREMOVEPRINTLike ancient Druids pleading with the gods for good seasons, world leaders and their aides recently devoted a fortnight in Paris to pleading with each other to stop global temperatures from rising more than an average 2C above pre-industrial levels, when the Earth was emerging from the Little Ice Age.Of the 196 … Continue reading Chilling Climate of UN Control →

We Need Publicaly Funded Sceptics

We need publicly funded sceptics to challenge CO2 witch-huntMATTHEW CANAVANTHE AUSTRALIANDECEMBER 18, 2015 12:00AmPRINTIn 1589, Princess Anne of Denmark left to marry King James VI of Scotland. En route, her boat was struck by storms. Someone had to be blamed and, as was standard for the time, witches were the usual suspects.More than 100 suspected … Continue reading We Need Publicaly Funded Sceptics →

Humanity’s Best Days Lie Ahead

Home >Blog >Munk debatePublished on: Sunday, 08 November, 2015Munk Debate, Toronto, 6 November 2105I took part in a Munk debate on 6 November, in which Steven Pinker and I argued that "humanity's best days lie ahead" while Malcolm Gladwell and Alain de Botton argued against us. It was entertaining and we shifted the audience our way a little, … Continue reading Humanity’s Best Days Lie Ahead →

Boyer Lecture 4-Michael Fullilove

Like many Australians I have often thought we should not take ourselves too seriously and be careful not to make fools of ourselves by suggesting we are more important than we really are. In the opening to his fourth lecture Michael Fullilove suggests otherwise:-It is often said that Australia is a middle power. But there … Continue reading Boyer Lecture 4-Michael Fullilove →

Podcasts/Boyer Lectures/ Michael Fullilove/and Global Warming

In my vain attempts to retain a semblance of fitness I walk a 3.2km repetitive route march around our immediate neighborhood each morning.I occupy the mind listening to podcasts mainly from that left wing Radio National station of the ABC.A year or more  ago I was listening to what Gerard Henderson says is the only … Continue reading Podcasts/Boyer Lectures/ Michael Fullilove/and Global Warming →

Brendan O’Neill Nail’s It

Lesson for Tony Abbott: think like an elite or quit public lifeBRENDAN O’NEILLTHE AUSTRALIANSEPTEMBER 19, 2015 12:00AMPrintSave for later122Whenever a party topples its leader, our first instinct is to go looking for the knife-wielders.Who plotted this? Who landed the first blow? Who played the Brutus role, siding with the ousters despite being mates with the doomed … Continue reading Brendan O’Neill Nail’s It →

The Renewable Energy Dilemma

Renewable energy claims are unsustainableRenewables also hurt the poor through higher pricesSeptember 9, 2015 by Larry BellWhereas “renewable energy” conjures up visions of wind, solar, and tidal power, “clean” energy sources that will last forever to power the world into a “green,” sustainable future, it won’t happen without an Orwellian restructuring of the world’s social and economic … Continue reading The Renewable Energy Dilemma →