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A View From (Above) The Greenhouse; An Open Letter….

18th March 2025 Colin Cross 2000 Comments

Before we get into the progress (or otherwise) happening at the small oasis of calm and solitude that is the old greenhouse and the recently constructed raised beds, how about a little “who used which [more…]

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Year in review: A tectonic shift has only just begun

8th January 2025 Going Postal 3385 Comments

As we’re approaching the final hours of 2024, it is a good time to take a step back and remember what this year taught us. History might not repeat itself, but it does rhyme, as [more…]

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Remember, Remember, the 5th of November (2024)

11th November 2024 Going Postal 1919 Comments

On that day, the American people gave a new reason to remember, remember the 5th of November. Unlike the original Gunpowder Plot, the 2024 version succeeded, and blew the establishment/ruling class/elite all to hell. There [more…]

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Economic Freedom: The Cornerstone of Western Civilization

17th July 2024 Going Postal 2691 Comments

“There can be no socialism without a state, and as long as there is a state there is socialism. The state, then, is the very institution that puts socialism into action; and as socialism rests [more…]

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Economic Freedom: The Cornerstone of Western Civilization

10th July 2024 Going Postal 2733 Comments

Western civilization – with all its scientific and technological progress, artistic prowess, philosophical and sociopolitical evolution, moral values, ethical principles and rich culture – took millennia to reach its famed “Enlightenment” point. It has been [more…]

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The slow, stealthy but steady spread of absolutism

11th October 2023 Going Postal 3236 Comments

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…]

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The slow, stealthy but steady spread of absolutism

4th October 2023 Going Postal 2712 Comments

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…]

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Magna Carta – Did She Die in Vain?

17th August 2023 Going Postal 2465 Comments

Translation of the full text of the original 1215 edition of Magna Carta from Latin into modern day English. Which clauses were later omitted and which are still valid today? Notes on the English translation [more…]

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Switzerland: Still a bright beacon of freedom

2nd March 2023 Going Postal 1688 Comments

Switzerland’s long-standing and well-deserved reputation as one of the last bastions of individual and financial liberty has been recently vindicated and reaffirmed. It was a much-needed boost of confidence for Swiss citizens like myself who [more…]

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