Despite the veneer of progress, what does a historical critique of East Africa’s capitalist beacon reveal? The linked photograph shows the spectrum of nationalist politics at independence: (from left) Achieng Oneko, who introduced Kenyatta to [more…]
One of the problems with claims that our situation is “just like the 1970s,” is that very few adults of the period are still around to share the memory. It is only later in life [more…]
In 1910, seven men gathered on Jekyll Island, off the coast of Georgia, USA, to plot the establishment of the Federal Reserve Bank, in order to wrest control of money creation from the US government [more…]
One of the maxims I tend to mention quite often in sociopolitical debates or in response to arguments about the flawlessness of the democratic process is “the smallest minority is the individual”. To some, it might [more…]
It is a worn-out cliché that many (if not most) political zealots meet their downfall because of their arrogance. “Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall,” the proverb goes, and it does [more…]
Much onerous and harmful government regulation can be prevented by application of well-known and well-understood principles of logic. I will use the recent regulations placed upon Americans in response to the so-called pandemic. I refer [more…]
This is precisely what the State is doing. The idea of war, mayhem and destruction being economic boosters is exactly what has supported the thin facade that politicians like to place over their greed and [more…]
The deeply embedded disconnect between hype and reality looms larger than ever in government thinking. A little over a year ago Liz Truss attempted a dose of supply-side reforms to address the country’s desperate need [more…]
Part One is here. If bureaucracy is resilient, then trade is eternal. Far from being a recent development of modern technology, archeological evidence shows global trade predating the Iron Age. In the 3rd millennium B.C., [more…]
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