America
He’s Baaack
So………… 20/1/25 was Trump’s inauguration. It was also likely his apotheosis – the vertex of Trumpness, the culmination of years of struggle. It’s hard to believe it could get any more glorious for him than [more…]
Liberty
Democracy
Year in review: A tectonic shift has only just begun
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…]
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 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…]
13th Century
Magna Carta – Did She Die in Vain?
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…]
Business
A practical roadmap to reclaiming individual and financial sovereignty – Part I of II
Those who are familiar with my ideas and my writings undoubtedly know that one the issues I’m most passionate about is individual freedom, on all levels. I believe that free-thinking people know what’s best of [more…]
Authoritarianism
Freedom March, Saturday 24th July 2021
The worlds of sport and politics were rocked to their foundations this Saturday morning as England men’s senior able-bodied football team manager, Gareth Southgate, appeared at the top of every news bulletin announcing, “Get your [more…]
Authoritarianism
Puffins March For Freedom!
In a week in which thousands of senior EUFA officials, sponsors and hangers-on have been given the green light to attend Euro 2020 football matches at Wembley out-with quarantine, Britain still remains in partial lockdown [more…]
Authoritarianism
Puffins on the March
Yesterday central London saw an impressive turnout of Puffins (thirty plus) and many hundreds of thousands of others on a Freedom March protesting a variety of issues brought about by the coronavirus pandemic: vaccines, lockdowns, [more…]