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Month: August 2024

Authoritarianism

The road to Serfdom: are we on the final stretch?

8th August 2024 Going Postal 3257 Comments

An attempt at an analysis from the perspective of a free Swiss individual What you’re about to read is the abridged and condensed English translation of a speech I gave in Munich in November 2023. [more…]

20th Century

Desert Fox: Erwin Rommel and the Deutsches Afrikakorps

7th August 2024 Going Postal 3223 Comments

The “Deutsches Afrikakorps” (DAK) were formed in 1941 after the failure of the Italian defence of their North African colonies against the British advance in Operation “Compass”. The Germans sent out the DAK, initially composed [more…]

21st Century

Smartphones and Dance-Moves

7th August 2024 Going Postal 3871 Comments

In May, there were public discussions on the Finance Bill and although concerns were raised on taxation of essential services and other issues connected to it, public participation became a facade and concerns of taxpayers [more…]

Cooking

A View From (The Shed Just By) The Greenhouse; Murder Most Foul

6th August 2024 Colin Cross 3216 Comments

Hello faithful reader! It’s that time of year again, when the whole community reaches a fever pitch of anticipation at the impending village show. Consequently, I’ve selected the onions, grown outside for the first time, [more…]

20th Century

Report From Kenya, 1955 – Part Seven

6th August 2024 Going Postal 3947 Comments

In 1955, at the height of the Mau Mau Rebellion, my uncle John Alldridge produced a series of reports from Kenya for the Birmingham Mail and the Manchester Evening News – Jerry F Nairobi The [more…]

Hobbies

Cabot Tower and Brandon Hill

5th August 2024 Going Postal 3370 Comments

Recently I had to drop Master Reggie off at the Bristol Royal Infirmary for a hospital appointment and had a couple of hours to kill so I decided to revisit some places I hadn’t been [more…]

Economics

Cure for Cancer

5th August 2024 Patrick Barron 4150 Comments

To: Professor Don Boudreaux, George Mason University From: Patrick Barron Date: July 21, 2024   Dear Don, I read your latest Café Hayek post “On Making the Case for Free Trade” in which you respond [more…]

Authoritarianism

Dissent

4th August 2024 well_chuffed 3489 Comments

With the news that Lucia, Cressie (Cressida would you believe), Louise and Daniel have got 4 years for Just Stop Oil rubbish and their leader, Roger Hallam, has got 5 years we are celebrating (only [more…]

Animals

Larry’s Diary – Week Two Hundred And Forty-Three

4th August 2024 Going Postal 4147 Comments

Monday Good morning and it is not a very nice morning here in London, although it’s quite warm it is very dull, and I wouldn’t be the slightest bit surprised if it rained again. Obviously, [more…]

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