Arts
Postcard From Lockdown
In Spring 2020, tired of the usual holiday destinations, it was decided for us that all holidays abroad and domestic destinations were to be cancelled. The wife, kids and dog were thrilled by the prospect [more…]
Authoritarianism
Authoritarianism
We have all become experts
Or have we? In the course of more than four weeks of self/family isolation we have all encountered mountains of speculation on the sources of Covid-19; how it spreads; estimates of its final tally of [more…]
Authoritarianism
The Great Confinement
Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. C.S. Lewis Greetings [more…]
Arts
Just a matter of trust
We are all currently sliding on a well greased mat, guided by the cavernous walls and twisted pathways of the ponderous helter-skelter of fate, rapidly descending into oblivion. Any reasonable or sane individual will by [more…]
19th Century
Lincoln Predicted How Americans Would Lose Their Freedoms
In 1839 Abraham Lincoln, a young twenty-eight year old lawyer, was asked by the Young Men’s Lyceum of Springfield, Illinois to address the group on “The Perpetuation of Our Political Institutions”. The result elevated Lincoln’s [more…]
Authoritarianism
Two Distinctly Different Approaches to Crisis Resolution
There are two very distinct approaches to crisis resolution. One is the socialist approach, adopted by most governments of the world in the latest coronavirus crisis. The other is the individualistic approach, used by few [more…]
Authoritarianism
A crisis is a terrible thing to waste – Part II
“Trust the state. Do what they say. They’ve never lied to us before, have they?” – Daniel McAdams, Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity Central bankers are washing their hands too Looking at the [more…]
21st Century
Trump and the China Virus. A Glitch in the Matrix 2020
You have to hand it to them. To politicians and journalists in the pockets of worldwide big money. They know exactly what they are doing – and the world succumbs. “Even when the squirrel really [more…]
Authoritarianism
A crisis is a terrible thing to waste – Part I
“You never want a serious crisis to go to waste. And what I mean by that, it’s an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before.” – Rahm Emanuel, Barack Obama’s Chief [more…]