16th Century
The History of the Pencil
Before the pencil Pens and ink have been in existence for a very long time, being used by the ancient Egyptians for writing and drawing on papyrus, a papery substance made by beating reeds flat. [more…]
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Debt cancellation: the new panacea?
There is clearly a common denominator in the kind of “solutions” that the State comes up with to deal with the problems that it caused (and that’s most problems). Not only are these remedies worse [more…]
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Do Not Mourn the Fiat Dollar’s Demise as a Reserve Currency
The US dollar has been the world’s premier reserve currency since the Bretton Woods Agreement of 1944. Until 1971 it was redeemable by foreign central banks in gold at $35 per ounce. As long as [more…]
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The tragedy of a rudderless society
The definition of “family values” in most dictionaries includes features such as “upholding the moral and ethical principles of fidelity, honesty, truthfulness; and values that promote the sound functioning of the family, at the same [more…]
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Sound Money Required for Real Budget Discipline
News here in the US has been full of the latest farce known as raising or not raising the debt ceiling. Today (Thursday, May25, 2023) the Wall Street Journal’s headline story reassures us that progress [more…]
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Who is Temple Grandin?
The name Dr Mary Temple Grandin may not exactly trip off the tongue, but her story is a fascinating tale of grit, stubbornness, a never ending will not only to survive but to thrive in [more…]
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A Guide to Three Pieces of Rock by Mark Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name Mark Twain was an American writer and humourist as well as having a multitude of other careers throughout his life. He is probably best known for [more…]
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Let’s All Eat Maggots
“We now eat in two weeks the amount of sugar our ancestors of 200 years ago ate in a whole year” John Yudkin 1963 All WW2 Far East Prisoners of War were heroes, but in [more…]
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What’s it all about, Part 2
“World bankers, by pulling a few simple levers that control the flow of money, can make or break entire economies. By controlling press releases of economic strategies that shape national trends, the power elite are [more…]