Stamp Act

by Russ Roberts on May 5, 2009

The evidence is overwhelming that global warming is caused by humans, incompetent humans in the US Post Office, unable to keep costs down. (HT: Planet Gore)

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Hardcore Capitalist

Russ,

I have an immense amount of respect for you and I am an libertarian in every sense of the word, but C'mon seriously??

This is very disappointing. Please don't ignore facts because it doesn't agree with our shared ideology.
Bob Guzzardi

This is great. Humor punctures pretensions and the pretentious self absorbed know it all academic Olympians. Laughing out loud. Thanks Don and Russ. Smiling on a rainy day in Philadelphia's western suburbs.
LowcountryJoe

The science is in. The debate is over! [/in my best Austrian (School?) voice]
Crusader

Apparently, according to LGF's Charles Johnson, AGW is proven beyond reasonable doubt by "peer reviewed scientists" and that's that.
Mark

I am skeptical of global warming.

but i am also skeptical of Al Gore's investment in Generation Management and other environmentally centered hedge funds which will likely profit from any cap-and-trade scheme enacted by the current administration.

So it seems to me that it is in Gore's financial self interest to peddle this malarkey.
Christopher_Renner

The solution is obvious - end the ban on private mail delivery.

I'd be really interested to hear the statist assertions that UPS and FedEx couldn't deliver mail in addition to parcels.
MnM

I'm convinced that with enough data I can "prove" that the attacks on 9/11 were caused by the increase or decrease in sales of Diet Dr. Pepper, or Loch Ness Monster sightings with the quality of wood used in Louisville Sluggers. ;o)

Who needs to distinguish between correlation and causation?! :D
Andrew_M_Garland

Dispelling the Global Warming Myth

There is a very close correlation between global temperature and solar output. See the graph. That even seems reasonable in its own way. (smile)

(Re-Post to supply a good link to the graph)
indianajim

expert, schmexpert. . .
David S

is this just a general crack at correlation/causation inferences, or is Russ saying that he doesn't really buy the whole climate change hypothesis? If the latter, I really wonder why not at least stay agnostic about something you're not an expert in?
indianajim

DK has a sense of humor, ok good. But now with Garland's graph we will learn if he is a religious type regarding global warming.
Andrew_M_Garland

Dispelling the Global Warming Myth

There is a very close correlation between global temperature and solar output. See the graph. That even seems reasonable in its own way. (smile)
K Ackermann

It's caused by the US prison population.
Methinks

Oh, this made my day.
Mark

I have many friends and coworkers who would hardly find this funny.
Daniel Kuehn

indiana jim -

absolutely not! the mockery of climate change is outrageous! I won't stand for it!

.... jk
Speedmaster

LOL, well-done!!! ;-)
indianajim

Now we see if DK has a sense of humor.