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The rise and fall of civilisations

Friday-weekend blog

In 1978, former British officer, commander of the Jordan Arab Legion and historian, Sir John Glubb published an essay: The Fate of Empires. His key message was that: “The life histories of great states are amazingly similar.” The essay sketched out a proposed trajectory for the rise and fall of civilisations:

The […]

Has the Irish government given the game away?

Deferred gratification – the basis of civilisation and progress?

How they lie to us – the 4 usual tricks

The new Chinese Empire?

Will Israel exist in 5 years’ time?

“You’re making me feel uncomfortable” says Gen-Z

Are our elites making our lives any better?

Nobody says it better

Tuesday blog

I have written several times on this blog about how I believe that the freedoms and material well-being we have in the West, and which so many people take for granted, are just a tiny unrepresentative historical blip. I have proposed that 99.9% of all the people who have ever lived or who […]

Why you can’t get a doctor’s appointment?