Sanjeev Sabhlok's Blog, page 121

If this allegation is true then Wing Commander Lalit Kumar must face the consequences

This comment came into my blog today. I consider that no one would put out such a thing in the public domain unless there is a strong level of veracity in it. The comment came attached with phone numbers also (which I’ve removed in this public post, for the sake of a modicum of privacy […]

Video blog: Don’t panic about “climate change”. The reality is quite different to what you are told.

This video is in response to Sanjay Mehrotra’s comment here. I made this video originally in one go but it appears I bumped into the 20 minute limit of my DSLR and therefore had to start again in the middle. Next time around I’ll try to reduce the quality of the video – apparently that allows […]

Please join and support Sanjay Garg’s protest against high prices and destruction of taxpayer wealth

I have heard Sanjay Garg speak against the government’s excessive taxation and control over petrol, but also against government’s massive losses in public sector banks and Air India type public sector companies. And I support his views which are on behalf of all citizens of this nation, who have been long oppressed by interventionist (and […]

How India’s bureaucracy would fare against the best in the world

Joyson provided a link to this – a study that ranks the Western world’s bureaucracies. I’ve taken this chart to illustrate how India would fare if it had been compared [Source]

The economic view of town planning/ urban planning

I’m compiling a few notes here. This will be updated as time permits. Some useful papers Hayek’s approach/ view: Chapter 22 of The Constitution of Liberty. Edward L. Glaeser – The Economic Approach to Cities (2008) and Triumph of the City (review) Cities as Labour Markets. Alain Bertaud (2014) Why Planners Need Economics What is the problem that […]

Hayek’s Chapter 22. On urban planning.

In understanding any policy it is crucial to carefully consider the views of Hayek. He has a way of asking fundamental questions that can illuminate many a convoluted area of public affairs. This is chapter 22 of his Constitution of Liberty. Download a Word version here. TWENTY-TWO: HOUSING AND TOWN PLANNING If the government simultaneously […]

Video blog: Why it is not sufficient to fight socialism. We need to fight religion.

After watching the scientology documentary I had to spend a few minutes to comment about the general principles involved – the issue is too important to ignore. In fact, I am convinced that the fight today (and perhaps for the next thousand years) will need to be on two fronts: against socialism (and its political […]

It is quite amazing that scientology is still in existence

I had heard about scientology many years ago but since I don’t pay attention to religions or to film stars, I ignored it – till today. Yesterday, I accidentally came across a movie called Scientology and the Prison of Belief on Netflix. I started it out of curiosity, just to see what it might contain. Turned […]

How cheaters and crooks sabotage even the reputational mechanism

This is a follow up from my vlog post yesterday (Most economists and almost all libertarians/ anarcho-capitalists have a blind spot towards governance). I’m clarifying in this youtube video, linked below, that crooks and cheaters will sabotage even well-established market mechanisms, such as the reputational mechanism.  That doesn’t mean we need occupational licensing – which […]

Most economists and almost all libertarians/ anarcho-capitalists have a blind spot towards governance

I’ve written about this on a number of occasions. I’ve now put out a video blog on this topic: