Hannah Arendt and Isaiah Berlin both struggled with the upheaval of the 20th century. Arendt's The Human Condition wins the argument.
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Across the Indo-Pacific, as well as in the escalating Ukraine War, humanity stands an accident or miscalculation away from the calamity of nuclear war. “Japan in December adopted a set of three security and defence strategy documents that break from its exclusively self-defence-only stance. Under the new strategies, Japan vows to build up its counterstrike Continue reading »
I’ve been asked to come out of blogging retirement, temporarily, to explain why Brexit has been at the root of Britain’s most serious problems since Brexit was decided in 2016 and which a growing body of commentators rate as a colossal mistake. Contrary to Boris Johnson’s repeated assertions, Brexit has not yet been done and Continue reading »
“When a soldier dies, the one thing we need to be able to do is to look their widow in the eye and say, “Your husband didn’t die in vain”. If that is bullshit and their husband died for nothing, then that is an outrage.” Former military lawyer David McBride disclosed classified documents to the Continue reading »
Japan’s Ambassador to Australia, HE Shingo Yamagami, enjoys his media profile. He appears frequently on Sky News, advises Australia publicly on how it should manage its official relations with China, and describes himself as a former spymaster. Maybe the Ambassador aspires to be a legend in his own lunchtime. In the olden days, diplomatic cadets Continue reading »
Gas swan dive due to LNG glut in China?
What if the press reaction should Russia succeed in Ukraine is a big Emily Litella "Never mind"?
Protecting all workers from Covid infection isn't even on the table.
Pokies den operators Clubs NSW has warned both sides contesting the NSW election to be careful on any planned reforms of the industry as it will only hurt Nanna. ”We all know and love our Nanna,” said a Clubs NSW... Read More ›
“The U.S. government believes that the only democratic institution in Venezuela is an assembly that has not met in seven years and whose term has expired,” writes Vijay Prashad, an Indian historian, editor and journalist in a recent article from Consortium News. Without a single word of dispute for Vijay’s presented view of the United Continue reading »