Octopodial Chrome

The Spanish siesta is going away, replaced by a 9–5 workday. This is a sad occasion; what the world needs is more, not fewer, ways of work.

Quick quiz; who wrote the following?

[There is an] absolute necessity of waging all-out war against the debauching of the environment… The bulldozer mentality of the past is a luxury we can no longer afford. Our roads and other public projects must be planned to prevent the destruction of scenic resources and to avoid needlessly upsetting the ecological balance.

Surprise answer: Ronald Reagan. And as Steven F. Hayward goes on to show, conservatism and environmentalism are not mutually exclusive, although the modern environmentalism movement has many flaws toovercome.

In celebration of Hogmanay, Niall Ferguson recommends the liquidation of Scotland. Very droll…