Dear All,

Here is this week’s digest from the Libertarian Alliance. This week’s offerings include a debate on the war in Gaza, a reminder of what academia has become, sharp warnings on vaccine scepticism and medical overreach, and a merciless review of a bloated Amazon drama.

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Politics

🇮🇱 Gaza and the Final Retreat of Conscience: A British Silence Broken Too Late
Sebastian Wang argues that the Israeli operation in Gaza cannot be justified under any coherent account of just war. It is disproportionate, careless with civilian lives, and defended only by appeals to tribal loyalty.
https://libertarianism.uk/2025/05/21/gaza-and-the-final-retreat-of-conscience-a-british-silence-broken-too-late/
🕍 Reply to Sebastian Wang on Gaza
“A British Jew” offers a respectful but pointed reply. The article admits the horror of the war but defends Israel’s actions as a limited and legitimate response to an existential threat. The debate continues.
https://libertarianism.uk/2025/05/22/reply-to-sebastian-wang-on-gaza/
🌳 We Are Rooted in the Very Soil of Our Nation
A speech that ties love of country to ancestry, language, and local memory. The piece argues that liberty is meaningless without rootedness—and that rootless cosmopolitanism is the enemy of both.
https://libertarianism.uk/2025/05/18/we-are-rooted-in-the-very-soil-of-our-nation/
🎓 Dreaming Academe
An attack on modern universities
https://libertarianism.uk/2025/05/22/dreaming-academe/
🌍 Britain’s Global Generosity
This article outlines how billions of taxpayer money are spent overseas—not on urgent need, but on vanity projects. The aim, it argues, is not charity, but elite self-congratulation.
https://libertarianism.uk/2025/05/23/britains-global-generosity/
🔥 Harvard, Sodom and Gomorrah, and Fire
A polemical piece on the limits of free speech under Trump. It asks whether Trump has truly defended free expression or merely redirected censorship. The article ends with warnings for both Left and Right.
https://libertarianism.uk/2025/04/24/harvard-sodom-and-gomorrah-and-fire/

History

🛡️ Dig or Die: A History of Victim Disarmament and the Fall of the Freeborn Englishman
This article traces how disarmament laws have gradually stripped Englishmen of the right to self-defence. 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/
🧬 Genetic Pacification and the Ancient World: An Expansion of Marian Halcombe’s Thesis
An application of the theory that harsh penalties over generations may shape human behaviour. This article looks at Greek, Roman, and Near Eastern societies and considers whether punishment may have had lasting effects.
https://libertarianism.uk/2025/05/16/genetic-pacification-and-the-ancient-world-an-expansion-of-marian-halcombes-thesis/
⚖️ Obesity in the Ancient World
Drawing on medical texts, satire, and art, this article explores how Greeks and Romans viewed obesity. The piece links ancient attitudes to present debates on beauty, discipline, and health.
https://libertarianism.uk/2025/05/04/obesity-in-the-ancient-world/

Science and Health

💉 Doubt Without Proof: A Sceptical Look at the “Century of Evidence” for Vaccines
This article examines common anti-vaccine claims and finds most of them lacking in rigour. While calling for honest debate and better safety studies, it ultimately defends the overall value of vaccination.
https://libertarianism.uk/2025/05/25/doubt-without-proof-a-sceptical-look-at-the-century-of-evidence-vaccines/
🩺 When Mercola Is Right: Medical Freedom and the Dangers of Health Authoritarianism
This article supports parts of Dr Mercola’s medical dissent. It defends his right to question official science and praises his emphasis on bodily autonomy. But it also warns that not all his advice is good.
https://libertarianism.uk/2025/05/24/when-mercola-is-right-medical-freedom-and-the-dangers-of-health-authoritarianism/
💊 Drugged Into Decay: How Modern Medicine Betrays Its Patients
A sweeping critique of modern health care. The article argues that medicine is now a system of dependency—encouraging patients to be passive and profitably ill. It calls for a cultural, not just clinical, revolution.
https://libertarianism.uk/2025/05/19/drugged-into-decay-how-modern-medicine-betrays-its-patients/

Economics

📉 Lost the Plot, Lost the Point: The Monetary Incoherence of Prior Consultancy
This article critiques the flurry of economic advice from a well-known consultancy firm. It argues that their constant policy reversals show both shocking inconsistency and a bad economic model.
https://libertarianism.uk/2025/05/21/lost-the-plot-lost-the-point-the-monetary-incoherence-of-prior-consultancy/
🌐 Free Trade and Protection: Why the Economic Case Doesn’t Matter
Mercadente argues that free trade is not wrong because it’s inefficient—but because it empowers enemies of civilisation. Even if the economics check out, the politics don’t.
https://libertarianism.uk/2025/05/16/free-trade-and-protection-why-the-economic-case-doesnt-matter/

Arts & Reviews

📺 Those About to Die: An Historical Epic That Flatlines
This hostile review of Amazon’s historical drama condemns its wooden acting, historical inaccuracy, and hollow script. The author concludes it’s not worth your time—or Amazon’s money.
https://libertarianism.uk/2025/05/17/those-about-to-die-an-historical-epic-that-flatlines/

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