Quote of the Month

Over at the Mail on Sunday, Mr. Peter Hitchens says:

Real conservatives are in favour of all kinds of unelected power and authority.

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Rickards on the Money

Clint Webb for U.S. Senate

Archduke Otto at 103

Today marks the 103^rd birthday of the late Archduke Otto of Austria – the fifth after his passing.

Monaco National Day

The Principality of Monaco, one of two monarchies in Europe where the monarch can actually in any meaningful way be said to still be ruling, celebrates her National Day.

Congratulations! Especially to the Princely Family and the people and residents of Monaco! And good wishes for the arrived heirs in the past year!

Haakon VII of Norway

Eleven decades ago today, the Parliament of the Kingdom of Norway proclaimed Prince Carl of Denmark as King of Norway.

Quote of the Month (October)

Over at the Ludwig von Mises Institute Canada, writes Mr. Caleb McMillan:

[I]t’s never a bad time for Canadians to restore their distrust in democracy.

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Brazilian Interregnum at 126

Six score and six years ago today, Emperor Pedro II was deposed.

126 years of interregnum is far more than enough!

A War Ends

97 years ago today, the guns of the Great War fell silent.

Red Revolution

Three years short of a century ago today, the world was hit by Red October.

Marie Antoinette at 260

260 years ago today, Archduchess Maria Antonia was born.

Reflections at 225

Nine quarters of a century ago today, Edmund Burke had his Reflections on the Revolution in France appropriately published.

Stamp Act at 250

A quarter of a millennium ago today, the Stamp Act was enacted.