I believe, there are three main reasons for this terrible tragedy: Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the world. Haiti is a very undemocratic country. And, well… there was an earthquake of major proportions.

Why do I believe that? Because it is common sense – and because of this impressive scientific study, which shows that there are far fewer deaths from natural disasters in rich and democratic societies:

Democracy, GDP and Natural Disasters -
Gregory E. van der Vink and co-authors

Most people believe that only lunatic lefties are in favour of free migration. Unfortunately, they are very close to the truth. I wish that more moderates, liberals, conservatives and libertarians would speak up against all barriers to immigration. A crazy idea?

Watch or listen to this wonderful speech by British economist Nigel Harris, author of Thinking the Unthinkable – The Immigration Myth Exposed, at  Gresham College:

Refugees, economic migration and the future of the world economy

In this short video experts from Freedom House explain how the Iranian theocracy is trying to censor the Internet – and what dissidents can do about it. If you know someone in Iran, this may be a help… Good luck!

Most people assume that there are two – and only two – sides in the debate. You either believe that the world is coming to an end unless we drastically cut carbon emissions now or you believe that there is no global warming at all – as if there is only black and white and nothing in between, like in chess.

Patrick Michaels, past president of the American Association of State Climatologists and a member of the IPCC, is just one of many experts who believes that the truth lies somewhere in between the extremes.

Watch or listen to him debate his latest book, Climate of Extremes: Global Warming Science They Don’t Want You to Know, at the Cato Institute.

Also watch him talk at the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment of the Committee on Science at the United States House of Representatives.

And don’t miss his op-ed on “climategate” in the Wall Street Journal:
How to Manufacture a Climate Consensus – The East Anglia emails are just the tip of the iceberg. I should know.

Most Europeans and many Americans think so. But they don’t check the facts. The graph below compares GDP growth since 1991. The U.S. and the U.K. clearly outperformed France and Germany. (Source)