Henry George
@intothefuture45
31. Writer. Appear in @unherd @merionwest @TheCriticMag @EuroConOfficial @ChroniclesMag @amconmag @Telegraph. Disabled, not unable.
The literary depth and disciplined reading habits of early 20th-century miners easily surpass those of many contemporary students, including some with English degrees.
Friendly reminder that the builders of Babel set out to create artificial language and ended up breaking natural language instead
“We are birthing superintelligence. We are creating the mind of God, infinite, destined to solve every problem we’ve ever faced and usher in an age without death.”
Currently reading Radical Son, David Horowitz's memoir of his upbringing in a Communist family, as a creator of the New Left, and his break with the Left as a whole. Here he recounts meeting Ralph Miliband, father of our environment secretary Ed Miliband, during time in London.
Firstly, why? Secondly, with who, with what, and how? Absolutely delusional. Our army has fallen below the size where it can actually be called for an army, for example, while our naval forces are paltry and alarmingly non-functional for a lot of the time.
🔴 Britain is ready to fight in the Pacific if conflict breaks out over Taiwan, the Defence Secretary has said. Read more here 👇 telegraph.co.uk/world-news/202…
Between the slop of 5 minute YouTube summaries and AI, at no point in Modernity has it ever been easier and more important to outperform others in the life of the mind All you have to do is spend time reading the primary texts Nothing from YouTube or AI holds a candle to that
The Lord of the Rings radio drama produced by the BBC in 1981 really is the best audio version of the trilogy.
Buscot Park, Eric Ravilious, 1938. The house is near Faringdon, #Oxfordshire and is a @nationaltrust property which houses the Faringdon Collection and this artwork is a part of it.
.@arisroussinos Ulsterisation of the mainland continues apace.
As police attempted to move through the Brook Hotel protests in Norwich, they were subjected to boos from the crowd. No violence broke out, as protest leader @JournoJones05 pointed out the police were “wankers” but there was no point in doing something that would get you arrested
.@JournoStephen's displacement culpability.
Remember when an MP was murdered by an Islamist, and rather than talk about the ideology and policies that enabled his murder Conservative MPs had the audacity to propose "David's Law" banning online anonymity?
I've finally got round to reading @GlennLoury's memoir, Late Admissions, and it is as good as the positive reviews said it is. Loury is unsparing concerning his (many) past indiscretions and bad behaviour, but also writes with a sense of hope and humility, in wonderful prose.
I'm late to this piece by @baylissbaghdad on the insane way our economy is now run, but it really is excellent. Ultimately, the crisis stems from our move from a political to a legal constitution, and from a system of political economy to a legal economy. thecritic.co.uk/the-british-ec…
America experiencing similar problems with younger cohorts locked out of acquiring property as those in Britain. And older conservatives wonder why the young find socialism increasingly attractive? As I wrote for @merionwest three years ago:
average age of first time homebuyers right now is ***38***
The reaction to immigration's negative consequences isn't a result of malign perception management, but a recognition of its material realities and their consequences. Not everything is down to media messaging and comms.
And who turned up the thermostat?
Stanley Tucci's three tv series in Italy are just such perfect, easy viewing.
Excellent issue of @SalisburyReview. I especially enjoined @intothefuture45, @ColinBrazierTV, @GergelySzilvay and @Janekelly25 contributions.