Economics
75 Years of Decay
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…]
Economics
Business
Collapse won’t re-set Society, Part One
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…]
Business
A View (A Few Miles) From The Greenhouse; Enemies At The Gates…..
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…]
Economics
Government’s real role has limits
President Ronald Reagan said the nine most terrifying words in the English language are: “I’m from the government and I’m here to help”. We wonder whether he appreciated their full truth. The role of government [more…]
Economics
Gold for the people
At the end of September, a very interesting story made the rounds in the media and caught my attention. Apparently, the US big box giant Costco added one rather surprising product to its range and it proved [more…]
America
Notes from an American Road Trip
My wife and I recently drove just shy of three thousand miles to see friends and family in the American Midwest. We started just outside Philadelphia, located in the southeast corner of Pennsylvania on America’s [more…]
Authoritarianism
The slow, stealthy but steady spread of absolutism
Over the last couple of years, we saw countless examples of free speech suppression and of the steep price paid by those who chose to exercise that right. Divergent ideas and thoughts contradicting the government [more…]
Authoritarianism
The Dangers of a “Cashless” Economy
What Is Legal Money? Before delving into the dangers of eliminating cash and mandating that all transactions be conducted by digital means, let us briefly discuss the legal aspects of money. In the United States, [more…]
Authoritarianism
The slow, stealthy but steady spread of absolutism
The struggle and rivalry between the “West and the rest” might be grabbing news headlines due to the Ukraine war these days, but in truth, it is anything but newsworthy. This antagonism, this battle for geopolitical, [more…]