Author Archives: leslie

Cannibal Lecture

Posted on May 10, 2020 by leslie

Cannibal Lecture Ilana Mercer on reparations Apartheid and the Atlantic slave trade have generated an endless, media-generated pretense of remorse, especially in America and Great Britain. Spectacle aside, the real motive is to define, and therefore control, the past by … Continue reading →

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ENDNOTES, May 2020

Posted on May 6, 2020 by leslie

Endnotes, May 2020 In this edition: Bruckner’s Second Symphony, by Stuart Millson Anton Bruckner (1824-96), organist, Wagnerphile and symphonist, has come to represent the pure, almost naive spirit of late-romanticism. From his earliest days in the Catholic church, to the … Continue reading →

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Walmart, with Missiles

Posted on May 2, 2020 by leslie

Walmart, with Missiles Ilana Mercer, in hollowed out America On March 31, the number of Americans dead from Coronavirus stood at 3,900! A mere month on, at the time of writing, 63,801 Americans have perished. American deaths by Covid account … Continue reading →

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Kiel Bill

Posted on April 28, 2020 by leslie

Kiel Bill William Hartley, alone on a wide wide sea The Kiel Canal isn’t popular with ship’s crews, even though it cuts out a long haul around the Jutland Peninsula when entering the Baltic. A German pilot and helmsman come … Continue reading →

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Lockdown: a Libertarian Perspective

Posted on April 26, 2020 by leslie

Lockdown: a Libertarian Perspective by Ilana Mercer The other day I was running up a mountain. Two people were walking down it. I quickly crossed over, so as not to expirate over them. To my surprise, they thanked me profusely. … Continue reading →

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Philosopher on Fire

Posted on April 24, 2020 by leslie

Philosopher on Fire  Darrell Sutton considers Heraclitus  Diogenes Laertius is a popular and reliable source for Heraclitus’ life: cf. Lives and Opinions, Book ix 1. Heraclitus, a native of Ephesus, lived around 500 BC. Too little is known of his … Continue reading →

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Clapped-out

Posted on April 20, 2020 by leslie

Clapped-out A.R. Kneen, on ‘our’ NHS  Truth matters. So, too, does freedom, privacy, independence and human rights. But truth arguably matters above all of these. NHS workers, including doctors and nurses, work for money. They get paid to do a … Continue reading →

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Labour, blasé about Britain

Posted on April 18, 2020 by leslie

Labour, blasé about Britain Stephen Michael MacLean No one is immune to coronavirus, not even royalty. Clarence House recently announced that Prince Charles had tested positive and was “self-isolating” in Scotland. Queen Elizabeth, meanwhile, was carrying out her official duties at … Continue reading →

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Covidiocy

Posted on April 17, 2020 by leslie

Covidiocy Ilana Mercer on coronavirus conspiracy theories Government is bad enough. There is no need to explain its workings using conjecture and fantasy. The facts about it suffice. In particular, imputing garden variety government evils to conspiracies is based on … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the First Easter

Posted on April 17, 2020 by leslie

Thoughts on the First Easter     by David Ashton Desperate times, desperate measures. A global “Act of God” has significantly impacted on “faith” communities. Churches everywhere are closed to worshippers and communicants, because of another oriental virus. The Pope … Continue reading →

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