The Philosopher's Stone

When I was young, the go to phrase to express boredom was, “That’s about as exciting as watching paint dry.”   Along about now, I would pa...

Why do I blog when my country is threatened with the death of millions?   I can give no better answer than this passage from the Preface t...

I want to ask a question to which I really do not know the answer.   It may sound on first hearing like a heartless question, but it is in...

Just in case anyone is under the impression that I am using this enforced seclusion to reconsider the lesser Greeks or finally finish read...

Some of you may recall that ten months ago, on May 3, 2019, I had a go at telling you what I had learned of Modern Monetary Theory from a ...

On my walk this morning, I saw a crow.   Nothing remarkable about that, I see crows all the time, sometimes a dozen all at once.   But it ...

I am reminded of the old Chinese curse:  May you live in interesting times.  What are my three principal concerns today? 1.  Do I need to ...