Politics Versus Culture?
All this leads me to believe that we should not just restrict ourselves to culture that is politically correct, or to assume that having the right political line makes a…
How did we get into this mess?
This mess we’re in? Politically? Socially? It’s the near-inevitable result of something pretty sneaky – which keeps blindsiding the idealists, the visionaries, the champions of humanism, the great environmentalists, the…
No, of Course I’m not Superstitious
Some superstitions made sense, But most of them are quite absurd. I get the one about ladders, But not spying a lone black and white bird!
A short conversation about populism
Populists pretend complex problems have simple answers. They like things so simple they become stupid. And they would do, wouldn’t they? ‘Stupid’ is easy to handle.
A short conversation about hope
Hope helps to create a world where the things you hope for become possible. Hope means that if even a fraction of an opportunity comes up, you’ll be prepared to…