What the British Could Learn from the Inquisition
British ex gratia payment to Sami al-Saadi,, after he was abducted and put in the hands of Gaddafi’s torturers, is hush money.
Category Archives: History
Happy Birthday Tom Paine
It is Tom Paine’s birthday today, and it worth celebrating the man of uncommon common sense, who wrote “My country is the world, and my religion is to do good.”
Django unchained?
It may be reinvented history, but ‘Django Unchained’ perpetuates dangerous myths about black history.
Apocalypse Today
Apocalypse myths show our fear of the world as we know it, and for us who survive the December 21, 2012 …
Safe Passage for Assange
The UK government are hypocrites when it comes to granting safe passage for alleged wrong-doers, as recent history shows.
Greeks Bearing Costly Gifts
The mistakes of the Latin Monetary Union, created in 1868, have been repeated by the eurozone.
Born to Rule
The US constitution clause that says that only naturally born citizens can become US president was originally inserted by Alexander Hamilton’s enemies to prevent him becoming president.
The Ignoble History of Lobbying
Lobbying has been around as long as there have been politicians.
Seasteading
Seasteaders in the 1970s created their own country – the Principality of Minerva.
The Treason of Benjamin Franklin
There is a long history of leaks of confidential information, going back to Benjamin Franklin. Wikileaks Julian Assange is in good company.
The Christmas Bottom Line
At Christmas corporations often play the jolly old chap, creating goodwill.They are business entities and the only genuine good will they show is to themselves.
The Human Face of Globalization
Globalization is more that the spread of markets and technology. It has a rich humanist tradition that goes back over 2,000 years.
