Airstrip One

This is more or less what I sent out to the subscribers of my e-mail group:

I am not writing a column this week. If, however, you want to see my take on the events, you can try it on the Free Britannia forums, which despite the name is run by Americans - telling us Brits how we should think.

For a fine example of abuse in lieu of argument, check out here.

Another current example is a discussion on free trade.

This one is running out of steam, about the nature of Al Qada:

And finally, a bit dated, is the thread that they had to ban because they were losing the argument so decisively:

Have a happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year. Please spare some time to think (and if so inclined, pray) for the victims of the 9-11.

Emmanuel Goldstein