Category Archives: History

Business, Economics, History, Media Criticism, Political Commentary, Social Commentary

Conservatism

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…in the time of coronavirus.

It’s time to get our fiscal house in order.

And no, reforming conservatism should not include embracing the New Deal.

On that last link, I hadn’t been aware that Conrad Black is an admirer of FDR. That’s disappointing.

[April 1st update]

Conrad Black responds.

[Bumped]

History, Popular Culture, Social Commentary, Space, Technology and Society

Space-Age Gas Stations

Isolation thoughts from Lileks.

[Update a while later]

We went for a drive on Saturday into Manhattan Beach, where the beach (like all LA County beaches) was closed. It was a ghost town, with just a few people walking around, and we could have parked almost anywhere. The most surreal thing was to see The Kettle closed. That restaurant has been 24/7 for decades. They’re not even doing takeout, just shuttered.

Business, Economics, History, Media Criticism, Political Commentary, Social Commentary, War Commentary

Europe Was Not Ready

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…and it may never fully recover.

And get ready for more exits; Italians are burning the EU flag.

I think that this is probably the most significant European event since the end of the war. The project, and the conceit of globalism in general, is coming apart at the seams.

[Update a few minutes later]

But wait! There’s more: Calls in France to “buy French.”

Education, History, Social Commentary

Aussie Accent(s)

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My sense is that to the degree that they have different accents, it’s class based, not regional. That is, most of the people I meet are probably upper middle, whereas someone Rugby Union might speak strine so thick that it would be almost unintelligible to me.