Kingdom and coup

I sometimes say (inspired by Curtis Yarvin) that to call most of the countries of the European Union democracies is like calling the Netherlands a monarchy. This means that formal…

Absolutism and freedom

Does centralised power or state power divided among several competing groups promote greater civil liberties? Traditionally, it has been argued that centralisation is a threat and that, conversely, more independent…

Inventors liberators

A few days ago I lamented the disappearance of the inventive, emancipatory ethos of “let’s free all housewives from drudgery by putting an automatic washing machine in every home”. Some…