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The Sure Way to Destroy a Prosperous Nation

22nd July 2026 Patrick Barron 0

This is not a frivolous claim, but the sure way to destroy a prosperous nation is to debase the currency. History is full of examples, from ancient Rome to the nascent French Republic to Weimar [more…]

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The Ghetto Mentality Corrupts All of American Society

26th May 2026 Patrick Barron 0

I “enjoyed” the dubious honor of attending inner city public schools from Kindergarten through high school way back in the fifties and sixties, when attending such schools was relatively safe and the education level was [more…]

America

Causes of Uncontrollable US Public Spending and Debt

27th April 2026 Patrick Barron 0

Annual US public spending has been in deficit for decades. As a result total US debt continues to increase year after year with no end in sight. Well, the end may not be in sight [more…]

Economics

Strategy, some Observations

30th March 2026 Godfrey Bloom 0

Geopolitical, military & economic strategy is an art, not a science. Which means it is significantly more difficult to teach even if qualified experts were available. In Western hemisphere countries, usually representative democracies, strategic thinking [more…]

Economics

Protecting a Societal Cancer with a Web of Lies

16th December 2025 Patrick Barron 0

There is a deadly cancer that is eating away at Western society—Welfare. It is supported by a web of lies that are so pervasive that no one dare question them. Two of the most ingrained [more…]

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The Welfare State Prolongs Recessions

22nd February 2024 Patrick Barron 0

Many economic pundits predict that the US and much of the world either is in a recession or about to enter one, depending upon one’s definition of the term “recession”. This brief essay is not [more…]

Emile Woolf, Going Postal
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The Economic Chasm Confronting Us – A Layman’s Assessment

18th January 2021 Emile Woolf 0

The huge economic harm caused by Covid-19 is seen and experienced clearly and directly on a daily basis. Less obvious is the damage wrought in every welfare-driven democracy whose government finds itself in the dual-role [more…]

Economics

We Are Presented With A Unique Opportunity

9th September 2019 Emile Woolf 0

There is a tide in the affairs of men. Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows and in miseries. On such a [more…]

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Family, Community, Identity

4th April 2018 Æthelberht 0

My Mum was born on 7th May 1945. My Nan (quite the socialite) used to complain that on the day of the biggest party ever she was stuck in a hospital with a new born [more…]

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