Blogs Posts on "Good Deeds"

The Hockey Stick Illusion by Devil's Kitchen on Nov 21, 2009This cover's just a placeholder...Although Bishop Hill and I have been chatting about this project for a few months*, your humble Devil has kept it under his hat until His Ecclesiastical Eminence was ready to announce his new book about the climate c...

Drinking is good for you again! For the moment… by Devil's Kitchen on Nov 18, 2009Oh look, it seems that doctors may have got it wrong. Again. Apparently, heavy drinking—amongst men, anyway—can stave off heart disease.Do you ignore safe drinking limits and consume far more alcohol than official health advice recommends? If so,...

I'll believe it when I see it by Devil's Kitchen on Nov 18, 2009On the first day of Christmas (ish), my true love gave to me: six thieving bastards, six prosecutions and siiiiiiiiix prison sentences. Six massive fines, six chastened crooks and a drink to celebrate each.Oh, clockwise from top left: Lord Clarke of...

Look on the bright side by Devil's Kitchen on Nov 17, 2009Via Iain Dale, I see that Quaequam Blog! has found an upside to the idea that the Press Complaints Commission should regulate blogs.But wait: a thought occurs. If bloggers are to be brought under the PCC, surely we should have seats on the PCC board?

And now for some levity... by Devil's Kitchen on Nov 14, 2009... from this evening's Impressionists starring the brilliant Jon Culshaw...Excellent!

Sons of Liberty by Devil's Kitchen on Nov 14, 2009Frank Turner: boundless energy.A couple of weeks ago, your humble Devil was invited to watch a concert by an up-and-coming musician called Frank Turner (here profiled in the Evening Standard).It's been a while since I went to a gig that wasn't James,...

New From Old: A Friendly Society by Devil's Kitchen on Nov 14, 2009A couple of weeks ago, your humble Devil gave a brief talk to the Adam Smith Institute's Next Generation about ideas for libertarian welfare in general, concentrating on Friendly Societies in particular.Most speeches that I give are based either on p...

Quote of the Day: after Socialism by Devil's Kitchen on Nov 12, 2009A socialist and his victim, yesterday.Via the wife (who has more on this), The quote of the day comes from a lecture given, last week, by Dr Alan Kors at the Students for Liberty Conference at the University of Pennsylvania Drexel University in Penns...

Votes at 16 by Devil's Kitchen on Nov 8, 2009I can't find a link for this (please put one in the comments), but I heard on the radio a couple of days ago that Gordon Brown had re-affirmed his belief that people should be allowed to vote at 16. This is presumably because Gordon believes that tee...

Minette Marrin: "we need fewer MPs" by Devil's Kitchen on Nov 8, 2009I have to say that there is very little for your humble Devil to disagree with in this Times article by Minette Marrin. Here are some of the highlights...In these dark days we all try to find little moments of amusement. Fortunately there is plenty o...