Category Archives: Society

An Ignoramus Opines on Economics

Posted on June 19, 2022 by JC

Debunking Economics: The Naked Emperor of the Social Sciences by Steve Keen Zed Books, July 1st, 2001 (2007 Reprint) I have read very little on economics. So little that I think I can list every book I’ve ever read on … Continue reading →

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China is in Charge

Posted on June 12, 2022 by JC

Something that feels like it has come on suddenly over the last few years has been not only the rise in power of China but also its rapid increase influence and assertiveness on the world stage. The Chinese economy has … Continue reading →

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The Curse of the Scary Shoulder Pads Lady

Posted on June 6, 2022 by JC

From 1980s to the early 1990s, women wearing jackets with large shoulder pads was a fashion that was hard to miss. This fed into the empowered woman/feminist architype of the time and can be seen in a number of films … Continue reading →

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Shattering Idols

Posted on May 28, 2022 by JC

I have shattered many idols out along the dusty track, Burnt a lot of fancy verses — and I’m glad that I am back. Henry Lawson, Up the Country I have had a number of posts over the years discussing … Continue reading →

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The Obvious Investor

Posted on May 20, 2022 by JC

The Barefoot Investor by Scott Pape, John Wiley & Sons, December 1st, 2020 (first published in 2016) Despite sharing my misgivings about the type of books you find in airports before, I have been given (gifted this time), another book … Continue reading →

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The Continuing Decline of Big Tech

Posted on May 14, 2022 by JC

This will be something of a sequel to this post last year about breaking away from big tech. Though, I will focus more on how bad so much big tech software has become and some alternatives I’ve begun using. What … Continue reading →

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The Evil of Contract Law

Posted on April 6, 2022 by JC

Any society featuring rules and mores based on contract law is inherently evil and is inevitably bound to devolve into rule by charlatans and thieves. It is not an accident that Satan prefers to operate by binding contract.   Contract … Continue reading →

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Fisking Dreher and Skojec

Posted on March 26, 2022 by JC

As with a previous fisking of mine, this one is coming almost a year later but I felt compelled to do it given the subject matter. It will mostly be taken from this response by Rod Dreher to a highly … Continue reading →

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Microsoft has bought husks

Posted on February 27, 2022 by JC

Last month Microsoft announced it had purchased Activision Blizzard, one of the largest publishers in in the video game industry. This came after a number of high-profile purchases over the last few years including Bethesda in 2020 and a number … Continue reading →

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The Gamma According to Trollope

Posted on February 22, 2022 by JC

Having just finished reading The Warden and Barchester Towers by Anthony Trollope, I wanted to write something about them as I loved them and Trollope is now on my ever growing list of authors I regret not reading earlier. I … Continue reading →

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