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Here is our latest digest of activity from the Libertarian Alliance. This week’s essays include strong attacks on modern health orthodoxy, deep dives into Roman history, sharp political satire, and a major new article on free trade. As ever, we aim for clarity, intelligence, and honesty—regardless of who may be offended.

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💼 Trump’s Tariffs: A Libertarian Viewpoint
A clear essay on the dangers of protectionism. This article argues that while tariffs may appeal to national pride, they always hurt consumers and distort production. The author defends free trade as the only morally and economically consistent policy.
https://libertarianism.uk/2025/05/06/trump-tariffs-libertarian-viewpoint/

🔁 Free Trade and Protection: Why the Economic Case Doesn’t Matter
Bryan Mercadente presents a broader view. He accepts the formal case for free trade but argues that its practical effect has been to enrich globalist elites and weaken nations. Economic logic, he says, is not the final word—political outcomes matter more.
https://libertarianism.uk/2025/05/16/free-trade-and-protection-why-the-economic-case-doesnt-matter/
History

🛡️ Dig or Die: A History of Victim Disarmament and the Fall of the Freeborn Englishman
This article traces how Britai passed from a country where anyone could, and many did, have guns to a place where only criminals and the police can be armed. It argues that the modern British state was built not to protect liberty but to suppress it.
https://libertarianism.uk/2025/05/18/dig-or-die-a-history-of-victim-disarmament-and-the-fall-of-the-freeborn-englishman/

🎬 Those About to Die: An Historical Epic that Flatlines
A review of the new Roman-era TV drama. The article criticises its bland script, shallow characters, and overuse of clichés. It argues that real history is more interesting than this watered-down spectacle.
https://libertarianism.uk/2025/05/17/those-about-to-die-an-historical-epic-that-flatlines/

🔥 The Unexpected Benefits of Climate Hysteria: A New History of Rome
“We like to think we are in control of our environment. Even the Greens work on the assumption that higher taxes can change the weather. But all civilisation, now as in the past, rests on things none of us can control, and perhaps still not fully understand: the sun, the rain, the soil. Climate history tells us how fragile all our achievements are. When the background conditions change, systems break. If we want to understand the past—or protect the future—we need to look beyond politics and pay attention to nature.”
https://libertarianism.uk/2025/05/11/the-unexpected-benefits-of-climate-hysteria-a-new-history-of-rome/

🧬 Genetic Pacification and the Ancient World: An Expansion of Marian Halcombe’s Thesis
This essay builds on Marian Halcombe’s essay about “genetic pacification,” applying it to the ancient Mediterranean. It explores whether long periods of war and harsh justice might have shaped population behaviour across generations.

https://libertarianism.uk/2025/05/16/genetic-pacification-and-the-ancient-world-an-expansion-of-marian-halcombes-thesis/
☠️ The Impact of Plague on the Roman Empire in the Third Century
Plague contributed heavily to Rome’s third-century crisis. This article shows how recurring disease weakened the army, economy, and public trust—making imperial collapse more likely.
https://libertarianism.uk/2025/05/05/the-impact-of-plague-on-the-roman-empire-in-the-third-century/
Politics

🗡️ Why Britain Punishes Self-Defence: The Martyna Ogonowska Case
This article examines the scandalous case of a British woman jailed for killing her abuser. It argues that the state now treats self-defence as rebellion—and prefers helpless victims to armed citizens.
https://libertarianism.uk/2025/05/13/why-britain-punishes-self-defence-the-martyna-ogonowska-case/

⚰️ Let It Die: The Final Collapse of the Conservative Party
“Every Tory victory has been a betrayal. That isn’t an accident. That’s the function. Thatcher sold the nation to her banker friends while mouthing liberty. Cameron preached localism while centralising everything. Johnson ran on Brexit, then turned the country into a biosecurity dictatorship.”
https://libertarianism.uk/2025/05/10/let-it-die-the-final-collapse-of-the-conservative-party/

🧻 Chris Everard’s Gumroad Page: The Digital Toilet of Conspiracy Kitsch
“Chris Everard may not know who funds him. He may simply be another useful idiot, babbling into his camera while PayPal trickles in £3.99 per view. But this content—this hyper-sensationalist sludge—serves the interests of power. It makes genuine scepticism look embarrassing. And it keeps people clicking on links instead of reading real history, asking real questions, or following real money.”
https://libertarianism.uk/2025/05/12/chris-everards-gumroad-page-the-digital-toilet-of-conspiracy-kitsch/

🗳️ The West’s Great Scam: How Democracy Lets the Worst People Off the Hook
This essay attacks the modern electoral system as a mechanism for permanent irresponsibility. Politicians promise everything, deliver nothing, and are never punished. Democracy, it says, is not broken—it is working exactly as designed.
https://libertarianism.uk/2025/05/10/the-wests-great-scam-how-democracy-lets-the-worst-people-off-the-hook/

🔥 A Civil War Britain Deserves But Will Never Fight
“Still, the people won’t rise. That would take effort. That would take discomfort. That would mean skipping a meal or turning off the football. Britain’s white majority isn’t a population anymore. It’s a residue. A passive chemical smear of what once was a people. They have no cohesion, no leadership, no vision of the good. They are fat, breathless, overmedicated, and terrified of being thought impolite. They can’t fight back. They can barely stand up.”
https://libertarianism.uk/2025/05/15/a-civil-war-britain-deserves-but-will-never-fight/
Health

🍞 Rethinking Carbs: A Cautious Look at Dr Mercola’s Argument
Dr Mercola claims that carbohydrates are a major cause of modern illness. This article agrees in part, but urges caution. It separates genuine insights from fads and asks for a more balanced dietary debate.
https://libertarianism.uk/2025/05/14/rethinking-carbs-a-cautious-look-at-dr-mercolas-argument/

⚖️ Obesity in the Ancient World
Ancient writers had plenty to say about fatness—some mocking, some medical. This article draws on classical sources to show that our current debates about obesity are not new.
https://libertarianism.uk/2025/05/04/obesity-in-the-ancient-world/

💉 Needles and the NHS: A Slim Chance of Salvation
A sceptical look at weight-loss drugs like semaglutide. The author argues that medical fixes will never replace cultural and personal discipline—and may even make the problem worse.
https://libertarianism.uk/2025/05/03/needles-and-the-nhs-a-slim-chance-of-salvation/

🦠 The Lies Were the Point: What the U.S. Pandemic Report Really Reveals
This article summarises a new report on COVID-19 and argues that official dishonesty was not accidental—it was a feature, not a bug. The state lied to test how far it could go.
https://libertarianism.uk/2025/05/01/the-lies-were-the-point-what-the-u-s-pandemic-report-really-reveals/

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