Saturday The old saying that no man is an island is an absolute truth. If we all had to survive on what it was that each of us can make, grow, construct and cook, our lives would be miserable. Most people would die within a few months. Can you make the petrol for your car, the spare part that’s required, the window to replace the one that broke? Can … [Read more...]
Save the Middle Class
Thursday The concept of a middle class is very new. It emerged in England during the Industrial Revolution. From there it spread throughout the UK and then outward to what became known as the Western world. Since time immemorial, there had been the few who were strong (rich) and the many who were weak (poor). The strong took from the weak and that was … [Read more...]
The Law of the Jungle
Monday The concept of a middle class is very new. It emerged in England during the Industrial Revolution. From there it spread throughout the UK and then outward to what became known as the Western world. Since time immemorial, there had been the few who were strong (rich) and the many who were weak (poor). The strong took from the weak and that was just … [Read more...]
From Feudalism to Capitalism and Back Again
Sunday No country will be spared the impact of the lockdowns. It was done and that was the end of normality as we knew it. It was the philosophic and economic destruction of Western Civilization. The mystery is that so few identified it as such at the time. The truly obtuse still don’t. To gain wealth in the ancient world it was necessary to loot, … [Read more...]
Wealth Creation and Destruction
Monday It does not take a degree is miserableness to note that the world is in a bad place. This is exacerbated by the fact that we are ruled by those of undistinguished intellect. Theresa May, Justin Trudeau, Emmanuel Macron, Angela Merkel, Jacinda Ardern (what were the Kiwis thinking?) and Nicolas Maduro; the list could go on and on. At a point in history … [Read more...]