You could read that title in two ways but here I mean it in the acutely personal sense that, yes, I’m down with Covid. On Wednesday evening I was about to serve my highly acclaimed onions, peppers, sun dried tomatoes, … Read More »
Michael is the world’s best economist not only in expertise but in moral rectitude, fighting for the liberation of mankind. By “economist,” I invoke the meaning of the term in classical Chinese. The contemporary Chinese term “economy” – jingji – derives … Read More »
Former Reagan Treasury appointee Paul Craig Roberts, one of the many gamekeepers turned poacher quoted on this site, has called Professor Hudson the world’s greatest living economist. Me, I don’t think that goes far enough given the degradation of a … Read More »
Meet American reporter Ivana Hrynkiw, she of the apple pie and cola smile. But it faded three days ago at Alabama’s William C. Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore. On her arrival to witness the execution by lethal injection of Joe … Read More »
The global dominance of Virus over the last two years is telling us that capitalism is ready to do “whatever it takes” to postpone its [final reckoning]. It is therefore delusional to think governments, health authorities, and media act independently. … Read More »
By now most of us know how Harry Potter creator JK Rowling responded to the phrase, “people who menstruate”. I’m sure there used to be a word for those people. Someone help me out. Wumben? Wimpund? Woomud? Well guess what? … Read More »
The neocon outlook is based on an overriding false premise: that the US military, financial, technological, and economic superiority enables it to dictate terms in all regions of the world. It is a position of both remarkable hubris and remarkable … Read More »
I just spent ten minutes watching a conversation, on a Youtube clip entitled “The Absurdity of Socialism”, between Dave Rubin and Jordan Peterson. Here it is: I’m going to assume, out of kindness and a degree of respect for Mr … Read More »
I spend so much time looking at life’s darkest sides, it gives me immense pleasure to say this is the most delightful film I’ve seen in years. It’s funny, sad, intelligent, grown up, quintessentially English – except when it’s Irish … Read More »