My thoughts on status after a week of binge-watching The Crown

4:00  The nature and purpose of status

6:00  The nature and purpose of a constitutional monarchy

7:00  Meghan Markle and Diana Princess of Wales

20:00  1848 Revolutions, Egalitarianism

21:00  French Revolution

22:00  Liberty is what we ought to have after all the necessary laws are in place. 

Equality

23:00  Fourth Estate

24:00  China/one-party state v Liberal democracy in the West

25:00  Patriarchy v Matriarchy

26:00  Male solidarity

27:00  Egalitarianism

28:00  Succession

29:00  Pool of political talent

30:00  China's Three Supremes

32:00  Mandate of Heaven

34:00  Overton Window and the Middle Kingdom

35:00  Controlling the centre ground

36:00  Neurosis caused by doublethink

37:00  Ego

39:00  Walking talking anachronism

41:00  The Great Reset

43:00  The British and Dutch monarchy

45:00  Napoleon converted to Islam.

46:00  Neoconservatism and neoliberalism

47:00  Economic and foreign policy

47:00  Meritocracy

49:00  God's Chosen People

50:00  Divine intervention

51:00  The most powerful idea

52:00  Original and the best

53:00  The First or the Final?

56:00  36 capital offences

57:00  Patriarchy v Matriarchy

58:00  Idolatry and blasphemy of Christianity

59:00  Who is in charge?

1:00:00  Rabbis and Palestine

1:01:00  National interest

1:02:00  A rat swimming to board a sinking ship?

1:02:00  Correction, reform, penitence

1:07:00  Status

1:09:00  Questions I want to ask rabbis