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• Why Would Bob Dylan Misquote His Own Lyrics?

  The penultimate verse of Isis on the LP version (as MetroLyrics confirms) are clearly audible as follows: She said "Where ya been? Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2021 DEBATE

• I Wonder Whether They've Censored "Nineteen Eighty-Four" Yet?

  From Part One, Chapter 7, as printed in 1976: Of the three, it was Rutherford whose appearance had most impressed Winston... He was a monstrous man, with a... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2021 DEBATE

• "Dozens of MPs Criticise 'divisive' Covid Passports"

  I must admit, I am heartily indifferent to the whole furore. On the one hand, they won't achieve much, on the other hand, it's a free world and you can't stop... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2021 DEBATE

• Minuscule's Last Stand

  

  The Daily Mash still spells it the traditional way: I spotted the alternative spelling "miniscule" in a BBC article today, but I can't track it down again. Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2021 DEBATE

• Firm Conclusions Based on Total Guesswork

  From The Guardian: The climate crisis is already eating into the output of the world’s agricultural systems, with productivity much lower than it would have bee... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2021 DEBATE

• Killer Arguments Against Citizen's Income, Not (33)

  Bayard emailed me this, from the comments section at Craig Murray's blog. Our idiot of the day responds to this sentence: "A solid leftist wish list, with the... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2021 DEBATE

• Land Value Tax in Action

  From the BBC: Leader Sir Ed Davey put forward his "sovereign green wealth fund" proposal at his party's spring conference. He said the government raised... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2021 DEBATE

• "It Could Be Radioactive Or Poisonous"

  From www.airspacemag.com, on the immediate aftermath of the Columbia space shuttle disaster in 2003: Hemphill City Manager Don Iles arrived at the fire station... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2021 DEBATE

• Damon Hill - True Gent

  Instead of employing an expensive lawyer to try and wriggle out on a technicality, he actually did the adult detention speed awareness course (it would appear... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2021 DEBATE

• Killer Arguments Against LVT, Not (487)

  Georgist, quoting Churchill circa 1909: "LAND MONOPOLY is not the only monopoly, but it is by far the greatest of monopolies -- it is a perpetual monopoly, and... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2021 DEBATE

• Asimov in Action

  From Second Foundation (1948 to 1953): Bail Channis sat at the control panel of the Lens and felt again the involuntary surge of near-worship at the... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2021 DEBATE

• "Ladies Who Do"

  They showed this film on BBC2 a few weeks ago. I was interrupted while watching, so I set the Freeview box to record it. Unfortunately it missed the last ten... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2021 DEBATE

• It Would Be Much Tidier If All Our Names for Eastern European Countries Ended...

  

  If and when Kosovia ever comes into existence, that will slot in nicely. Click to enlarge: Outline map from here. Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2021 DEBATE

• "Factoring in Gravitomagnetism Could Do Away With Dark Matter"

  From SciTechDaily: The main role of dark matter, Ludwig points out in the paper, has historically been to resolve the disparity between astrophysical... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2021 DEBATE

• "My Kids' Future is Gone."

  From The Daily Mail: A property which was listed for $12million had its value drop to just one dollar due to proposed land zonings. Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2021 DEBATE

• "Global Heating Pushes Tropical Regions Towards Limits of Human Livability"

  I know we've done this sort of story before, but they are an easy target. From The Guardian: The climate crisis is pushing the planet’s tropical regions... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2021 DEBATE

• On Behalf of Two of Your Constituents

  Email I just sent (some typos corrected), for the record. Direct quotes from the MP's email to her constituents in... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2021 DEBATE

• Newsthump Explains Ricardo's Law of Rent

  From Newsthump: The nurses and paramedics that have just spent a gruelling year in the frontline of the war against COVID have finally seen their sacrifices... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2021 DEBATE

• Killer Arguments Against Citizen's Income, Not (32)

  From The Guardian: The Conservative candidate for London mayor, Shaun Bailey, has been criticised for arguing people paid a universal basic income (UBI) would... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2021 DEBATE

• Institute for Economic Affairs on Top Form

  From the IEA: * The UK could have a tax system that has a low negative effect on welfare and efficiency, with small compliance and administration costs; a syste... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2021 DEBATE