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We are encouraged to rely more and more on government officials to do for us what we could equally well do for ourselves—and, maybe more importantly, not to do what might help us solve our own problems.
Sep 08 2024
10 mins
If we imagine a metric called the Pinocchio Scale, which measures the number of lies told by a politician as a percentage of his or her overall public statements, our current prime minister (for want of a better description), Airbus Albo, has moved well into uncharted territory.
Sep 06 2024
5 mins
Pardon if I’m More Bleak Than Usual
Without the rule of law Western civilisation would be dead. Ergo Western civilisation, if not dead, is gasping for breath. Vengeful and vexatious lawfare is being openly waged against Donald Trump by his political opponents. They are not the least shy about it. The rule of law, under which everyone is treated equally, no longer applies in America. It would be a mistake to think that this travesty is a transitory aberration. The bluff has been called. Constitutional guarantees were always meaningless in the absence of patriotism and honour. Patriotism and honour are no longer abiding characteristics on the left side of the political fence. A darkness is spreading across human affairs.
This darkness is not isolated to the rule of law nor is it unique to America. Earlier this year a by-election took place in Rochdale, following the death of the incumbent Labour member for parliament. Rochdale is a working-class Lancashire town in England, adjacent to Manchester and close enough to…
We are encouraged to rely more and more on government officials to do for us what we could equally well do for ourselves—and, maybe more importantly, not to do what might help us solve our own problems.
Sep 08 2024
10 mins
If we imagine a metric called the Pinocchio Scale, which measures the number of lies told by a politician as a percentage of his or her overall public statements, our current prime minister (for want of a better description), Airbus Albo, has moved well into uncharted territory.
Sep 06 2024
5 mins
The Justice’s legal analysis is superficially plausible but, nevertheless, the judgment is woefully woke. This is because the law, even if it were argued that the Court correctly applied the law, is incompatible with the biological fact that there are two sexes.
Sep 01 2024
14 mins
