How the quality of mercy is strained
Prosecutorial discretion is a power jealously protected by prosecutors, who will tell stories about forgoing prosecution of 18-year-old guys for “rape” of their 17-year-old girlfriends, of not...
View ArticleTechnical issues
We are experiencing some technical issues with the commenting system… working on it! Update 14th August 07:30 UTC: comments are now working. Service may be spotty while we investigate the underlying...
View ArticleWordPress plugins…
Which WordPress plugins are recommended for adding posts to Parler (which will be back) & Gab? I have axed the previous buttons for linking to Twitter & Facebook (basically fuck ’em).
View ArticleThe Brian Micklethwait Archive
Our very own Brian has written an awful lot over the years; his writings have influenced, encouraged and advised many of us Samizdatistas and other libertarians. When I heard that he was trying to find...
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Server about to explode
Our server is having a near-death experience. We will vanish for a while at some point, back in a bit
View ArticleBrian’s Friday – Zoom
The Life of Brian: A Reception to Celebrate the Life of Brian Micklethwait event at the Institute of Economic Affairs tomorrow will be available on Zoom for anyone who cannot attend. Link here.
View ArticleThe big guy takes a big percentage
Back when Vice-President Joe Biden was in charge of US policy for the Ukraine, he weaponised his power over US aid. Later, he boasted of it. “I said, I’m telling you, you’re not getting the billion...
View ArticleShields up…
Due to the uptick in Russian Troll Factory turds inbound, things are a bit more likely to get caught by the moderation system, so try not to take it personally if your legit comments take a while to...
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Return of the Bird…
The social media link buttons to Twitter and certain IM platforms have returned. I wonder why?
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Possible hiccups
Some work is going on under the hood, so Samizdata may be a bit dyspeptic for a while until things get sorted. Here are some cat pictures to make you less sad.
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Blog kinda sorta exploded…
Sorry for the disturbance in the force, the mystic code gods are working out how to unfuck the blog That’ll teach me to press the “update” button
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