Friday In 1717, three hundred years ago this year, the modern Gold Standard was introduced by Sir Isaac Newton. In reality, it had been slowly building for over two thousand years. It lasted for 200 years. The removal of Gold from circulation in 1914 (Europe and the British Empire), put our societies on the road to ruin. We are almost there. Only the re-emergence of … [Read more...]
The Strange Death of Europe
Friday An excellent, but long, interview (by Mark Steyn) with Douglas Murray, author of The Strange Death of Europe. Worth watching, except for the end where it limps to an unspoken conclusion. Let me spell out the conclusion – or the only two options. Either the West submits to Islam, or there will be civil war. We are past the point where any other option is … [Read more...]
Pretty Talk
Thursday The Western world has seen a century-long rise in the public esteem of ivory tower theorists – people who cannot do anything, but who can talk prettily. In that category can be lumped Ben Bernanke, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, George Soros, David Cameron, Jean-Claude Juncker and yes, all those others who are springing to your mind, just as they are to mine. Nor … [Read more...]