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…]
For any reasonably well read adult, any amateur student of history or any responsible citizen for that matter, the idea that ”war is the health of the State” should be adjacent to a truism. After [more…]
As I enter my seventy fifth year I ponder the most depressing decay of my country not dissimilar to the fall of the Roman Empire. Indeed like that empire it is totally self inflicted. The [more…]
This morning, you opened your phone and started scrolling. Your screen presented you with the usual updates: the nth wave of covid, the seemingly endless tussle in Ukraine, and all the usual suspects in the [more…]
Autumn’s been wet but mild up here in the north western wastelands, leading to an explosion of colour in the flora of the area which has lasted well into November. I took a walk in [more…]
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