Arts
I DON’T Love Lucy
I used to be OK at chess but reluctantly I have had to turn down commentating on the Todd Wellington (USA) vs Sven Magnusson (Sweden) international chess match in Wreck Yer Vick. That’s disappointing because [more…]
Statism
Authoritarianism
“Keynes is the winner of the day, not Milton Friedman”
To many of us, no matter how well versed in history, in political affairs or in socioeconomic issues, the present conditions in the West, and especially in Europe, can sometimes seem like the plot of [more…]
America
Report from the DPRK: Election Dis Integrity
Efforts to ensure “democracy” in recent years have focused on expanding not voting rights, already well-established, but voting convenience and capacity. The methods chosen empower opportunities for election irregularities or outright fraud. These new rules [more…]
Authoritarianism
Evil beyond measure
Mrs R and I have a mutual friend of many years who knows both of us extremely well. For the sake of brevity, let us call her “A”. This came home when we were having [more…]
America
Enemies of Democracy: President Biden’s September 1, 2022, Nuremberg Speech
Our Presidents,contrary to their campaigns and acolytes,are not elected as Kings or even, as President Biden seemed to imply at his September 1 2022 “Nuremberg” speech, as The Leader. We elect Presidents to faithfully enforce [more…]
America
Report from the DPRK: Indigo Rising
The Democratic People’s Republic of Kalifornia continues its emancipation of citizens and residents from local Jeffersonian control. The state has already superseded local zoning laws by allowing building of up to 4-8 residences on previously [more…]
Politics
The weaponisation of dignity
Something has been gnawing at my guts for some considerable time now. We all pretty much agree that situation ethics, political correctness, the religion of woke and various other cultural weapons have pockmarked the edifice [more…]
Authoritarianism
The Anti-Pass Movement in France
This article was inspired by two videos I watched on Saturday, the first one on Dan Astin-Gregory’s Pandemic Podcast (1), the second on Hugo Talks (2). The Pandemic Podcast is an interesting YouTube channel. It [more…]
Authoritarianism
A View From The Greenhouse (Putin-Mad, Bad, Or Just Being Vlad)
“It’s an ill wind that blows nobody any good” as the saying goes and it’s as true for owners of large glass structures as it is for anyone else. Since my last epistle we’ve faced [more…]