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Questionable Ethics, Philosophical Guidelines, and the Art of Profiting from Instability (Part 5)

29th September 2026 Going Postal 0

How did George Soros’s saga of triumph unfold from those nascent days in America? As a young émigré, he had charted a modest course: amass $500,000 in five years, return to England, and immerse himself [more…]

18th Century

Cuthbert Collingwood: The forgotten hero of Trafalgar

28th September 2026 Going Postal 0

Collingwood was the other admiral at Trafalgar. He was the first into the fight, took charge of the whole fleet after Nelson’s death and brought every British ship through the storm that followed. He was [more…]

20th Century

What does our nuclear deterrent actually deter

28th September 2026 well_chuffed 0

We have had a nuclear deterrent for 72 years or so. It may have deterred someone from dropping a nuclear bomb on us at some point but does it still deter anything. It has no [more…]

20th Century

A History of Pop Music – Albums 1971

25th September 2026 Phil the Ex Test Manager 0

Featured Album: T-Rex – Electric Warrior This is a series of articles looking at albums from 1960 to whatever year we end up in. I will select a featured album for each year and the [more…]

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The Neutrality Referendum

22nd September 2026 Going Postal 0

Why Switzerland must tie its politicians’ hands On the 27th of September, Swiss voters will decide on the popular initiative “Safeguarding Swiss Neutrality.” The proposal would insert a new article into the Federal Constitution declaring [more…]

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Questionable Ethics, Philosophical Guidelines, and the Art of Profiting from Instability (Part 4)

22nd September 2026 Going Postal 0

According to F. William Engdahl, a German-American political scientist and incisive commentator, George Soros secured the allegiance of 99 “sophisticated investors,” as mandated by U.S. law for a fund of such ambition. Engdahl distilled the [more…]

19th Century

Mary Ann Cotton: Four Weddings and a Lot of Funerals

21st September 2026 Going Postal 0

The series takes its first (but not final) turn to the darker side of the North East’s historical figures. Mary Ann Cotton of Low Moorsley was the first female serial killer in British history. This [more…]

America

What It Means to Be an American

16th September 2026 Patrick Barron 0

There is a very big difference between being an American and a citizen of any other nation We often hear that Americans are special. We may even say that ourselves. But what does that mean? [more…]

18th Century

A View From (The Plot By) The Greenhouse; Unintended Consequence?

15th September 2026 Colin Cross 0

It’s getting near the end of the original planting of potatoes. The original idea was to do a second planting, in between the rows that had already been lifted, to (hopefully) provide fresh spuds into [more…]

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