Author Archives for Michael Jennings
An encounter on the lower Douro
Samizdata quote of the day
Samizdata quote of the day
Samizdata quote of the day
Shared values?
Samizdata quote of the day
Drinking to the memory of a great scientist, and the perils of caller ID and pizza salesmen.
Samizdata quote of the day
A small amount of justice
One of the strangest cases in Australian history gets even stranger.
How watching the European Championship football tells us a lot about the history of British television.
Samizdata quote of the day
Samizdata quote of the day
How deregulation has finally led to lower cost air travel in Australia.
A horrible sight in central London.
Samizdata quote of the day
The Summer Movie Season gets going
Sometimes a little justice is done
The puzzle of why terrorists do not have weapons of mass destruction
Free internet terminals at Narita airport, and what this has to do with healthcare funding.
Samizdata quote of the day
Why going to the football at the Sydney Olympic stadium is better than going to the football at Stamford Bridge
Tim Blair's dirty little secret is out.
The new wild west of voltage rustling.
Samizdata hilarious correction of the day.
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Signs of the times
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A terrible business
For the geek who has everything
Samizdata quote of the day
Attention sports fans
Seen near Samizdata HQ in Chelsea this afternoon
No, Kenya is not a paradise, but I too would like to go back
Spam is ten years old today.
Yes, it's Oscar Night.
Bjørn Lomborg at the Adam Smith Institute.
Samizdata quote of the day
Thoughts on the holiday and new year movie season
HMS Beagle (probably) found at the bottom of a marsh in Essex.
Our five year old girls
On WiFi pricing, and the cluelessness of large bloated former state sector quasi-monopolies
Thoughts on the online retail business, and why Britain leads the world.
Another Samizdata quote of the day
Two tales of customer service, or If only McDonald's ran the post office
Where are the Samizdatistas?
Are there any good international organisations?
A very exciting year for planetary exploration
A Virginia Postrel moment.
The insane world of bilateral international aviation regulation
Thoughts on a trip to Antwerp, and legacies of the villainy of King Leopold II
Samizdata quote of the day
Another reason why globalization is good
Bureaucracy and Political Incorrectness in Tokyo
Australia in the Rugby World Cup Final – and New Zealand hung out to dry
Australians do what Australians do
A small argument for liberty
Attention Australian readers
Britain's woefully uncompetitive high street.
Waiting for Miyazaki, or Thoughts on the state of animated movies.
Why supermarkets are good, and what this has to do with the productivity paradox.
Me....want....Quicksilver
Glad to be of service.
Galileo plunges into Jupiter
The weird and idiotic world of national visa requirements
Samizdata quote of the day
The benefits of beer glass ownership
Samizdata quote of the day
Thoughts on Hollywood's lousy summer
Mars
Samizdata quote of the day
English beer measures and the liberal French state.
The Times on the Xinjiang Province of China
Who renamed my cheese?
Globalisation, bookshops, and the Anglosphere
Who were Lieutenants Tippett and McConnell?
Why are airports more interesting than carparks?
Movies, Television, and Globalisation
Samizdata quote of the day
National Anthems
The UN gets its priorities right
Trends in mobile phone technology.
Is it just me?
Sometimes things do get better
Euro notes, British coins, and a tour of Britain's finest bridges
The benefits of trans-European investment
The Economist on Airbus and corruption
The Salam Pax situation gets weirder
Samizdata quote of the day.
The Guardian chases down Salam Pax
Panoramic view from Mt Everest
A brief follow up on Zimbabwe, Channel 4, and Henry Olonga
