Legal immunity – the vaccine twist on an old debate
In the rarified circles of classical liberal/libertarian debate, I come across debates about whether companies could or should enjoy statutory limited liability (protecting beneficial owners of said...
View ArticleBerlin dreams big
“Berlin’s vote to take properties from big landlords could be a watershed moment”, writes Alexander Vasudevan in the Guardian. Judging by the history of such schemes it could be. But not in the way he...
View ArticleSamizdata quote of the day
“Capitalism isn’t perfect, but there is no perfect system, and fantasies of a world in which there are no conflicts, no borders, no pollutants, no waste, and no crime are simply that: fantasies....
View ArticleFree market squirrel
Buitengebieden tweets, “This squirrel always brings dried seed to trade for some nuts..” I have put this under the category of “Twitter nonsense” because we have no category for “Twitter video that is...
View ArticleHow long before we see “Deinsulate Britain” protestors?
“Insulation was supposed to save us money… but it ruined our homes: Millions crippling repair costs after botched green upgrades”,writes Chris Brooke in the Daily Mail: Getting Britain’s homes...
View ArticleDoes aid to evil regimes cement them in power? Should we do it anyway?
When I was young I read many earnest articles saying that international aid should be directed towards eradicating the long term causes of famine and poverty rather than short term fixes for specific...
View ArticleTurkey – circling the drain with a gold grab
Little noticed in the UK media, reports from a financial vlogger Joe Blogs (that is his handle) on Turkey tells us that the government is ‘asking’ citizens to hand over their gold and foreign currency,...
View ArticleThe rot goes deep
I was going to say the rot goes deep in Scottish politics, but it ain’t just Scotland. It started with a minor story about a senior member of the Scottish National Party getting into hot water. Until...
View ArticleA formula for failure
There is a shortage of baby milk in the US. Few fears are more primal than that of not being able to feed your baby. Parents across America are stressed and angry. (Some people, however, find the...
View ArticleConvinced governments have massive cash reserves they’re keeping from you...
Then you will LOVE this ABSOLUTELY FREE (and gloriously 70’s K-Tel) video brought to you by “Mercurius”, “SNP Economics Explained”. It isn’t just for Scotland. It works for YOUR government, too,...
View ArticleSamizdata quote of the day
“To tackle big problems, we need more freedom, not less. Only world-leading entrepreneurs and businesses can stimulate the new discoveries and technologies that will enable us to deal with...
View ArticleAutumn is coming
You may think that mid-June is a little early for me to be saying that, but I do see signs that Britain, and perhaps the world, is not as green as it once was: Ben Spencer and Harry Yorke in the Times:...
View ArticleNow he tell us
Mr Sunak…..explained how the minutes from Sage meetngs were edited so that dissenting voices were not included in the final draft. (Report from the Daily Telegraph.) In other words, the committee –...
View ArticleWorking from home – who’s the exploited proletariat, exactly?
CEOs at prominent firms such as Apple, Tesla and Goldman Sachs have required employees to return to the office, curbing the working from home trend that got going at the start of the pandemic. One...
View Article“Little by little the truth of lockdown is being admitted”
A retired and now ennobled supreme court judge writes in the Times that the decisions of the government during a crisis were wise and good and that if, perchance, any slight errors were made, fear not,...
View ArticleI read it as “digital collar”
From the White House website: President Biden often summarizes his vision for America in one word: Possibilities. A “digital dollar” may seem far-fetched, but modern technology could make it a real...
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View ArticleSay the bad spell backwards, that’ll work!
“Shoplifting isn’t the real crime, poverty is”, tweets Owen Jones. The tweet links to this video excerpt from the Jeremy Vine Show, in which the host tries several times to get Mr Jones and the other...
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