There are good films, beautifully made, which you probably will only watch the once. That's a niche category and for me there was only one - Paul Greengrass's 911 quasi-documentary United 93. Now there are two - The Long Walk, based on a 1979 Stephen King book. There is an obvious, perhaps even glib, way... Continue Reading →
One of my favourite quotes about politics, policy etc is this "The definition of alternatives is the supreme instrument of power." It's by a basically forgotten American political scientist called E.E. Schattschneider. It kinda gels with a bunch of other stuff about institutional guard-rails, and Gramsci's notion of hegemony and common sense (as opposed to... Continue Reading →
I went to a conference (see my critique here) that had some nuggets of gold. One of them was a short and engaging presentation by one Bill Dunn. There's a longer paper that I hope to link to, but for now, based on scribbled notes, here are those 8 reasons 1. The term is used... Continue Reading →
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