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The horse in the field.

The horse in the field – A metaphor about the past not equaling the future. There was an old farmer who kept a horse in a field. It was a working farm but it wasn’t a working horse, the farmer had kept the horse for a long time for his children and grandchildren to ride.Continue reading “The horse in the field.”

When is liberty worth fighting a revolution for?

When is liberty worth fighting a revolution for? In this essay, I will argue that there are only a few occasions when liberty is worth fighting a revolution for, and I will illustrate this by discussing the ideas and works of English philosophers Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679) and John Locke (1632 – 1704). Both philosophers were aliveContinue reading “When is liberty worth fighting a revolution for?”

Why do we have speed limits, and why do we have speed cameras?

The Locomotive Act 1865 (also known as Red Flag Act) required at least one person to precede on foot any self-propelled vehicle at a distance of not less than 60 yards, and that person had to at all times display a red flag and warn pedestrians and horse drawn carriages of their approach and assistContinue reading “Why do we have speed limits, and why do we have speed cameras?”