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Monthly Archives: October 2018
Nearing High Noon Again
You have to visit places to make them real. You have to see them with your own eyes. Only then do they solidify, and become distinct from imaginings. The Barra da Tijuca in Brazil is a very real place for … Continue reading
A Political Earthquake
Two weeks ago, Angela Merkel was dealt a severe blow in the elections in Bavaria. And last Sunday she was dealt another severe blow in the elections in Hesse. She then announced that she would step down as leader of … Continue reading
The Possessed
From time to time I get possessed by ideas. And throughout 2018 I’ve been possessed by a new idea. It’s an idea about ice ages. And my idea was that when, as periodically happens, the Earth gets covered in ice, … Continue reading
A Never-Ending Debate
I watched a rather remarkable video yesterday. What was remarkable about it was that it saw arch-global warming alarmist Michael Mann sharing a platform with arch-global warming sceptics Judith Curry and Patrick Moore. I was amazed that they were all … Continue reading
Frost
I’ve spent all year thinking about ice and ice ages. And so when I woke this morning to find that there was frost on the ground outside, I examined it with unusual interest. And one thing I noticed was that … Continue reading
Intrepid Smoker Climbs 662 Feet For A Smoke
Public Health activists were outraged, and stunned Londoners watched in horror as an intrepid smoker climbed the Heron Tower: “There was nowhere else to go for a smoke,” he said, once he’d got to the top, lit up a Marlboro, … Continue reading
Adapting Solzhenitsyn
I was watching a short video about the wisdom of Alexander Solzhenitsyn yesterday. And in there I read: I’ve never experienced Communism, but I have experienced Tobacco Control. And I think that Tobacco Control is a disease. And it’s been spreading … Continue reading
The Rise and Fall of Empires
James Delingpole: The real reason that Whitehall and Theresa May’s government have made so few preparations for a ‘no deal’ Brexit is because neither of them was ever serious about leaving. Whitehall — the Civil Service — is run by … Continue reading
Affairs Of State
My Idle Theory of politics is that, in busy societies, most people are simply too busy to interest themselves in affairs of state. They will be for the most part happy to delegate the authority to make decisions in these … Continue reading
Political Canvassers
Junican reports having a Conservative canvasser come knocking on his door: I told her that I was not interested in the Tories because I am a persecuted smoker; that I am sick to death of being ripped off by excessive … Continue reading
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