Marian L. Tupy

Sep 15, 2024 | memo.com.ar | Marian L. Tupy |Luciana Sabina |Gabriel Conte |Edu Gajardo

Resumen: La tendencia a largo plazo de 1919 a 2024 muestra mejoras significativas en la abundancia de alimentos, con una caída drástica de los precios de una cesta de 42 productos alimenticios. Por desgracia, el reciente periodo inflacionista ha erosionado una pequeña parte de esas ganancias.

Aug 12, 2024 | climatedepot.com | Marc Morano |Marian L. Tupy

Degrowth Means Certain Death for HumanityBy Marian L. TupySummary: falsely thinking of Earth as reliably habitable, proponents of degrowth ignore the numerous natural threats that could end human civilization. The planet faces potential dangers ranging from asteroid impacts, to supernova explosions, to gamma-ray bursts.

Jun 29, 2024 | climatedepot.com | Marc Morano |Marian L. Tupy

Degrowthers Are the New BarbariansBy MARIAN L. TUPYSummary: Like Rome’s ancient grandeur, today’s economy is supported by human ingenuity. Rome’s technological marvels such as the aqueducts were threatened by barbarians who sought destruction and ultimately achieved it. Modern sources of flourishing are likewise under fire. Today, the “degrowth” movement advocates for radical reductions in energy use.

May 14, 2024 | cato.org | Marian L. Tupy |Scott Lincicome |Sophia Bagley |Joy Buchanan

There are several ways in which humans can make resources more abundant. To start, consider the increase of supply. When the price of a commodity increases, people have a monetary incentive to start searching for new sources of that commodity. For example, when the price of petroleum increases, people will look for more oil deposits. Thus, after a century of petroleum use, we have more known reserves of oil than ever before.

Apr 23, 2024 | quillette.com | Marian L. Tupy |Benny Morris |Jason Andrew Garshfield |Jonathan Kay

In our Internet age, public discourse has largely moved onto digital platforms owned and controlled by a handful of private companies. Censorship by those companies has become more vigorous and constrictive than the government version, at least in the West. And now, to make matters worse, governments themselves have become increasingly convinced of the necessity of ensuring “web safety” by making online censorship mandatory.