How we used to be
You may remember the vague speculation in my earlier Cutty Sark post about community being traditionally much more important to human beings than competition, and therefore being something…
“Capitalism Works”
When I talk about workers, particularly in poor countries, being exploited by large companies, a frequent retort is, “Well, the people want…
Who cares about the Cutty Sark?
So the Cutty sark, a famous 19th-Century ship that’s become something of a tourist landmark in Greenwich, caught fire this morning. I…
Orwell said it better
Now that I’m thinking a little more clearly, I can recognise that the hopelessness I’ve been feeling lately, which reached its height…
Band-aid applied
Well, I feel a little better now. Looked through photographs covering the last year of my life while listening to a random…
Hopelessness
Sorry for the lack of posting this week. I’ve been afflicted by an all-encompassing sense of hopelessness lately when I think about the world, and blogging has seemed…
The Vocabulary of Protest
Some day I’m going to compile a list of all the adjectives used by journalists writing about protesters. Sometimes protesters are irresponsible,…
The Burkini Affair: a follow-up
Just wanted to do a quick follow-up to the story of Manal Omar that I posted a few weeks ago. (Brief synopsis:…