Britain’s general election –“Except for Europe, the contest is between an...
Sean Gabb is holding his nose and voting Tory this time around, but he’s not happy about it: For the avoidance of doubt, I still intend to vote Conservative in this dreadful election. And, if Labour...
View ArticleMaxime Bernier falls just short of victory in federal Conservative leader race
He was defeated on the thirteenth ballot by Andrew Scheer (who?) Andrew Scheer emerged as Conservative leader after 13 ballots on Saturday evening, a surprise victory but one with which most Tories...
View ArticleQotD: Western intellectuals’ anti-Western bias
Much of the West’s intelligentsia is persistently in love with anything anti-Western (and especially anti-American), an infatuation that has given a great deal of aid and comfort to tyrants and...
View ArticleFalklands War – Argentine Perspective – An Inevitable Defeat? (Guerra de las...
Published on 12 Apr 2016 The Falklands War (Guerra de las Malvinas) in 1982 as seen by many as an inevitable defeat for Argentina, but taking a closer look at the preparations or better the lack of...
View ArticleWho the heck is Andrew Scheer?
I admit, I wasn’t really paying attention to the federal Conservative leadership race … I’d blithely assumed that Mad Max would win … so I didn’t pay much attention to the other candidates (other than...
View ArticleMark Steyn on the career of Roger Moore
On the weekend, Mark Steyn posted an article discussing the late Sir Roger’s pre-Bond roles: Roger Moore played 007 in seven Bond films – although it seemed like more at the time. He was a rare...
View ArticleUsing Nigerian spam techniques to build your audience and reliably broadcast...
An amusing set of tweets from Popehat: Okay. Theory: @louisemensch and @truefactsstated are using a Nigerian email technique. To wit: weeding out non-imbeciles. /1 — PopehatWitchHunt (@Popehat) May 20,...
View ArticleOn this day in 1453
In the Smithsonian Magazine in 2008, Fergus M. Bordewich described the events of 29 May, 1453: In the 11th century, the Byzantines suffered the first in a series of devastating defeats at the hands of...
View ArticleQotD: The uses of IQ
Suppose that the question at issue regards individuals: “Given two 11 year olds, one with an IQ of 110 and one with an IQ of 90, what can you tell us about the differences between those two children?”...
View ArticleThe Disgusting Contents of Worcestershire Sauce (and Why It s Called That)
Published on 27 Mar 2017 In this video: Worcestershire sauce, sometimes known as “Worcester sauce” is a savoury sauce that is often added to meat and fish dishes or, if you like your alcoholic...
View ArticleThe Belisarius fixation in SF&F
Jo Walton wonders why an otherwise obscure general of an otherwise obscure empire appears so often in fantasy and science fiction: I once wrote jokingly here that there are only three plots, and they...
View ArticleThe unfriendly border
I’ve generally had little trouble crossing the US/Canadian border, but I’ve perhaps been quite lucky. An old friend of mine recently was turned back from the border crossing at Port Huron and had an...
View ArticleCroatia in World War 1 I THE GREAT WAR Special
Published on 29 May 2017 Croatia was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire during World War 1 and Croats were just one of the many ethnicities within the Habsburg Empire that went to to war in 1914....
View ArticleQotD: Capitalism
Queen Elizabeth owned silk stockings. The capitalist achievement does not typically consist in providing more silk stockings for queens but in bringing them within the reach of factory girls in return...
View ArticleThe Wood Whisperer 269 – Pet Steps
Published on 16 Sep 2016 For FREE plans and additional details, head to http://www.thewoodwhisperer.com/videos/pet-steps/ Welcome to the Honda Ridgeline Saturday Project series produced in partnership...
View Article“JFK before the speechwriters got to him is far more interesting”
Mark Steyn celebrates what would have been JFK’s 100th birthday by looking at the pre-Camelot JFK’s life: Jack’s early life was certainly privileged but not idyllic. The family patriarch, Joe, is an...
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Stormtrooper gear
In The Register, Gavin Clarke talks about “inexpensive” replicas of the original Star Wars stormtrooper helmets and other gear: Original Stormtrooper Hero Helmet from Shepperton Design Studios +...
View ArticleIntroduction to Consumer Choice
Published on 30 May 2017 Everyday, you make tons of decisions about consumption. Your choices about what and how much of a good to buy are influenced by the laws of supply and demand. These choices...
View ArticleLibrary Tags
Create Library Takeoff Tags (e.g. Categories) to organize your library Takeoffs, then copy entire groups into your project at once. The post Library Tags appeared first on STACK Construction...
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How STACK Helps Combat the Labor Shortage
One of the most pressing challenges facing the construction industry today is the persistent labor shortage. Skilled workers are in high demand, yet the supply simply cannot keep up. This shortage...
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