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To John Quiggin: Reassuring climate "delusions" help us all to avoid engaging with "enemies" in exploring common ground by TokyoTom

I left the following comment on John Quiggin`s " Libertarians and delusion " post (other comments are noted in my preceding posts): TokyoTom November 6th, 2009 at 14:03 | #34 @jquiggin I “have started to entertain the view that there is...

A few more "delusional" thoughts to John Quiggin on partisan perceptions & libertarian opposition to collective action by TokyoTom

Further to my preceding posts regarding John Quiggin`s post on " Libertarians and delusionism ", I copy below a few of the comments that I left there: TokyoTom November 4th, 2009 at 08:13 | #3 John, thanks for raising the topic more widely....

A few more comments to John Quiggin on climate, libertarian principles and the enclosure of the commons by TokyoTom

I note first that I am reminded by a pithy comment from someone else that, despite the length of my previous post addressing John Quiggin `s post on libertarian delusion , sometimes less is more. Writes commenter "ABOM", in a comment made elsewhere...

John Quiggin plays Pin-the-tail-on-the-Donkey with "Libertarians and delusionism" by TokyoTom

John Quiggin , a left-leaning Australian economist and professor at the University of Queensland, has noted my recent post on the penchant for bloggers and readers at the Mises Blog to attack climate science - are " almost universally committed to...

Rot at the Core: John Quiggin says that to stop banks from engaging in risky activities we need to outlaw investment banking by TokyoTom

I commented last week on a blog post by leftist Aussie economist John Quiggin , who blamed the financial collapse on investment banks, and suggested that either: (i) investment banking should be much more heavily regulated ("Properly done, regulation...

[Update] A left-wing economist discusses "Libertarians and global warming" by TokyoTom

Australian economist John Quiggin (whom I've cited previously on climate change costs) has a post up with this title, both at his own blog and at Crooked Timber . Does anybody care to comment? My own response to John was as follows: John, thanks for...
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