When Reformist Regimes Act Too Slow
There is a long history of reformist governments failing to act fast enough to quell public demand for change.
History
Tokyo Firebombing Survivors Ask for Recognition
Japan’s culture of forgetting neglects even its own.
You Cannot Stop People From Asking Questions
What Dame Anne is engaging in is what the philosopher Harry Frankfurt calls ‘bullshit’. This is where intellectuals and policy makers, who have no good answers to valid questions from regular people, essentially resort to using jargon to sidestep the matter.
What Coolidge’s Inauguration Can Teach Us Now
Calvin Coolidge was only president who actually shrank the government.
Is This Trump’s Glasnost?
USSR concepts with a USA twist. The American way of life – from the economy to its borders – has been under siege. There is a desperate need to right the ship.
Asbestos: How Did We Get Here?
An estimated 4000 people still die from asbestos-related diseases like mesothelioma each year. What exactly is it and how did it end up in one in three Aussie homes?
When Principles Sink In Legalism
Most reasonable people would have no difficulty deciding that Mrs Hawkins’ entitlement to compensation for harm and wrongdoing far outweighs that of her daughter’s murderer, but that’s not how the system works.
The Destruction of the Great Library
All too often important effects are in the hands of people who have no appreciation for the potential importance of what they control.
But Those Guys Are the Real Fascists
But do not be confused. Tamaki’s enemies are communists and they have power.
Warring Sons to a Common Father
Recognizing these less-explored, but fundamental, common features would help societies to have a broader perspective towards political relations and avoid falling for runaway collectivist movements simply because they offer a new leading identity.
This Has Happened Before
America has been here before. The media will try to ruin everything you want to do. Stick together and buckle in.
Vance Reveals a Truth at Munich
The West has been dead since 2 February 1943 and the Americans held the knife. Acceptance is the final stage of mourning.