Archive - Millennial Woes

From Blasphemy to Hate Speech (I. Intro)

Britain used to have laws against Christian blasphemy. My thoughts about such laws are nuanced. On the one hand, I greatly value freedom of speech and…

Apr 21 •

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Exchange with a Climate Change Believer

"I think we're done."

Apr 14 •

Millennial Woes

How to Overcome a Creative Impasse

There are many problems that can hamper the creative mind. Of course I have not encountered them all - they are dependent on your personality type - but…

Apr 7 •

Millennial Woes

Michael Bryant: A Great Actor

I want to write something about an actor who is almost unknown today, yet was the most gifted actor I know of. It seems wrong that people of my…

Apr 3 •

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March 2024

The Mangler and America

Lurking despised in the annals of horror cinema history is a 1995 film called The Mangler, adapted from a Stephen King short story (readable here). It…

Mar 10 •

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Europeans, Interrupted

In late January 2024, signs emerged that the British state is concerned that, if the country goes to war with Russia, our armed forces are so depleted…

Mar 3 •

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February 2024

Conservative Naivety about Power

Here is a 2021 article about left-wing bias in contemporary London theatre. It was written by the Spectator’s theatre critic, Lloyd Evans. I should…

Feb 25 •

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The Grotesquery of Our Warmongers

Something is clearly going on just now. I don’t know whether my government sincerely expects my country to be involved in a major war in the near…

Feb 18 •

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Happy New Year 2024

Feb 9 •

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November 2023

Goodbye 2023, Hello 2024

My Substack has been quiet for a full month now. This is because I have been working full-time on Millenniyule since the 20th of September. I hoped to…

Nov 13, 2023 •

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October 2023

In Praise of Hierarchy (Part 3. How Equality Deceives)

Mostly I am liberal and inquisitive, but I recognise that hierarchy will only be respected by the masses if they are made to respect it, so despite my…

Oct 8, 2023

In Praise of Hierarchy (Part 2. Why Equality Appeals)

I ended Part 1 with a template, a “perfect version” of how belief in equality corrupts a person. But that only happens for as long as the belief in it…

Oct 1, 2023

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