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Book Review: A Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins of Political Struggles by Thomas Sowell – Part 2

17th October 2019 The Black Swan 0

Published by Quill, an imprint of William Morrow & Co. 1988 paperback edition (first published 1987) ISBN 0-688-07951-2 In the previous part of this review and discussion, we looked at Part I of Thomas Sowell’s [more…]

Book Review: A Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins of Political Struggles by Thomas Sowell – Part 1

10th October 2019 The Black Swan 0

Published by Quill, an imprint of William Morrow & Co. 1988 paperback edition (first published 1987) ISBN 0-688-07951-2 Having reflected on how often he had encountered the concept of ‘visions’ in his work over the [more…]

This Septic Eye, Ch 1

6th March 2018 0

Uncannily, like weapons of mass destruction, both infirmity and senility can also frequently be only 45 minutes from deployment. Spurred on by the obviously frail condition of one or two of our regular contributors I [more...]
The Unseen Path – Part Seventy Three

5th September 2018 0

“What do you mean, my family?” “Your wife, grown up children, their families, how far do you want us to go?” If what had gone before was horrific this was worse, the flat way this [more...]
Keeping Economics Simple

23rd September 2019 0

The US Department of Defence is a major customer of many private sector suppliers, including the Boeing Company. Although relationships between customer and supplier are mutually beneficial, that is by no means the only reason [more...]
The Geek’s Guide To Distilling Commercial Gin For £2.50 A Litre Bottle

27th November 2018 0

First, for those people in the UK and other countries where it is illegal to distil spirits without a licence, here’s the legal bit: “It is illegal to manufacture spirits in the UK without a [more...]
Roger Ackroyd’s Question Time Review

1st February 2019 0

Richard Burgon (Labour Remainer and prolific exhaler of hot air – from both ends) Gina Miller (Busybody Remainer) Helen Whately (Tory Remainer and recipient of Saudi Arabian largesse) Camilla Tominey (DT deputy editor and Leaver) [more...]