By Matthew Clark I reside in a large town (not yet large enough to be classified as a city) roughly forty-forty five kilometres (24-27 miles) from the city of Ottawa, Canada's national capital. My (now) hometown is in the province of Ontario. It is a fine community, with many impressive 19th century stone buildings (as someone of proud Scottish heritage I relish stone structures), a thriving downtown core, as well as a variety of architecture in the residential houses. Unlike

(The Emperor Is Naked) By Matthew Clark During the Brexit referendum (June 2016) in Britain the advocates for Britain exiting the European Union had a constant asset for their cause in the form of the Governor of the Bank Of England. It was an unintended factor as the Governor was a firm believer in maintaining British membership in the Fourth Reich (or the E.U.S.S.R., it is difficult to discern which designation is an appropriate one for the European Union). Ignoring the adv

By Matthew Clark Over the last eleven years (2015-2026) Canadians have suffered through an unprecedented (for them) economic decline. From once being one of the wealthiest middle classes on earth, they have descended into the lower rung of the globe's middle classes. A pregnant statistic which bears this out is that in 2015 the average Canadian earned an income almost identical to that of his United States counterpart. Currently (2026) the average Can

By Matthew Clark Infirmitas Occidentalis translated from latin means Western Weakness. Although this is a very general title it is vastly understated. It has been centuries since the collective Western nations, comprising Europe, the Western Hemisphere, along with Australia and New Zealand, have been so weak in so many areas vis-a-vis the remainder of the world's countries. What makes this state of affairs so alarming is that the non-Western World is not really in a state of