History
The Grassroots Launch of Heart of the Protest Book
From Canterbury garage to nationwide.
How ‘Giant’ Reopens the Question of Roald Dahl
The Irish diplomat and historian Conor Cruise O’Brien once said that antisemitism is a light sleeper. But does it ever rest?
The Distant Yet Pervasive State
The shepherd and the flock: De Tocqueville’s warning and the New Zealand condition.
What Was the Stone Age?
The single longest period of human history – before we were even fully human.
The Hidden Church
Japan’s hidden Christians survived persecution, silence, and the atomic bomb. Then came the hardest test of all.
This Is ‘Brown Optimism’
I don’t think I am ever going to behold this ‘monument’ with any sense of sympathy or warmth.
AI Hammers in the Final Nail in Karl Marx’s Coffin
The machine was supposed to begin by replacing the worker. Artificial intelligence is beginning by replacing the people who sit near the middle and top of organizations.
We Don’t Owe Africa Jack
Africans enslaved each other for centuries, then took our aid money for decades.
Golf Balls and Carbon Dioxide
How much of that yellow-dotted red golf ball could we have prevented this century? The answer is: virtually none of it. The ‘net zero by 2050’ target is just a fantasy.
