When I was a kid, that was a pretty common phrase I would hear from the adults in my life. To me, it basically meant you couldn’t have something you wanted without also accepting the consequences t…

“At midnight all the agents And the superhuman crew Come out and round up everyone That knows more than they do” Bob Dylan “Desolation Row.” Perhaps you have noticed – if you have any idea who I am…

Sir Keir Starmer has officially announced his resignation as leader of the Labour Party and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom: 🚨 BREAKING: Keir Starmer gets emotional as he resigns as Prime Mini…

So I’ve got some good news and some bad news. I’ll give you that news in just a minute, but, first, I need to do a recap for any readers just now tuning in. Regular readers, please bear with me, or…

QR codes are usually associated with convenience. In the Seed Act 2026, they become something else entirely: extending traceability to what is grown before it enters the supply chain, changing who …

This article was originally published six years ago, at the height of Covid hysteria. I remember writing it in a couple of hours, fueled by shocked outrage. The paper I was responding too was the s…

The ugly reality is this “study’ is meaningless dross. A collection of numbers with no real life application, which contains ZERO unvaccinated people, ignores vaccine harms and shows pr…

What in God’s name has happened to our youth? Not all of them, not yet—but the affliction is spreading fast. What contagion has taken hold? I could name a dozen, but the one that troubles me most—a…

“You know, Palantir, right? And you know Alex Karp, Palantir’s deranged CEO? Have you read his manifesto? Well, I have! Do you want to know what he says? Then gather around for today’s episod…

Yesterday, the US House of Representatives quietly passed a bundle of “digital protections” collectively labelled the Kids Internet ​and Digital Safety Act (KIDS Act). You might not hav…

America was never the Empire, it was just where the Empire lived for a while. It had other homes before, it will have others in the future. A hermit crab shedding shells as it swells. America may b…

They crowded the gate, anxious for entry. It was a heavenly late afternoon, the sky blue, the sun radiant, you could see all the way to eternity. Most in the crowd were old, hungry for salvation, g…

Over the Fourth of July weekend, Washington DC found itself beset by the “Patriot Front”, about 400 guys in matching outfits, with white balaclavas covering their faces and waving flags…

So, the War in Iran gets renewed for a second season. This morning, at the NATO summit in Ankara, President Trump told reporters the ceasefire was “over” and the Iranian regime were &#8…

Traditionally considered a space of rest, intimacy and autonomy, the ‘home’ has been integrated into the market by capitalism and digital technology, becoming an object of surveillance and manipula…

Yesterday, the European Parliament held a vote on the issue of “chat control” – the legislation empowering tech giants to monitor private messages, allegedly to counter an “…

So, you’re still wondering how to meet like-minded people, eh? Well, not to worry! James is back with yet more ideas in the continuing series of #SolutionsWatch episodes on how to make friends and …

Sure, as long as we are conscious of their true origins. And even if not, sometimes we can trust, other times no. Feelings are odd things. They can come out of nowhere, or they can be highly circum…

“What country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance?” Thomas Jefferson What exactly were Americans celebrat…

Humanity is unravelling. In the span of just a few generations—scarcely a century—we have witnessed a precipitous decline in the quality of our shared life. What was once a world of craft, connecti…