Is There Hope for Democracy?
A culture that has progressively replaced shared obligation with individual entitlement has eroded the sense of collective responsibility, without which self-governance is merely a slogan.
World Politics
The Civil War in Sudan
Lost amid a crush of global geopolitical disasters, the African country is embroiled in a tragedy of enormous proportions.
A Stocktake of the Iran War to Now
Blowing things up is the easy part. Turning force into a political outcome is harder.
The Price of Silence
How money, mimicry, and rear are eroding free inquiry worldwide.
The Right Are Getting It Wrong
War always comes with a price but you have to weigh up if is it a price worth paying. Churchill thought so and so does Trump.
Hundreds of Flights Axed as Jet Fuel Runs Dry
Holidaymakers could face summer disruption.
Putin Is Not Waiting ’Til the Cows Come Home
I didn’t know that drones could be used on cows. But, yes, they have all sorts of uses.
Has Bitcoin’s Moment Now Arrived?
The use of alternative payment methods during periods of conflict is not new. But the direction is becoming clearer. When trust erodes, systems do not collapse overnight, they morph and adapt. Quietly at first and then all at once.
Church and State in Times of Crisis
This article is about dealing in reality and the consequences of not doing so – relevant to the church and state. I will preface it by saying I’m not anti-religion nor am I against a democratically elected and run country.