Aussie academics wrong on “Western Civ”
In recent weeks, a discussion has been underway at the Australian National University (ANU) about a large donation to set up a course in Western Civilisation. A number of academics […]
Read MoreRonan Farrow & War on Peace: I
In his just published book, Ronan Farrow writes: When the call was over, Clancy hung up and turned to her partner, dumbfounded. “We’re all being fired.” Like a lot of […]
Read MoreEurope – be careful what you wish for!
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire has told French radio that U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal was a mistake, adding that the United […]
Read MoreChina’s BRI & AIBB – Minus U.S. & Japan
China’s Long-Term Strategy vs The West’s Civil War and Short-Termism While the effectively bankrupt West is tearing itself apart and undermining its society, economy and science, China is not just […]
Read MoreNorth Korea – This time it really is different
Whatever happened to the dialectic?
Rhetoric Is the Art of Persuasion – Aristotle Source: http://sodralatinsgymnasium.stockholm.se/humanistiska-programmet-inriktning-sprak Soon after our article on Anthony Scaramucci’s BBC interview, the new White House Communications Director hit the headlines after a […]
Read MoreQED redux
Hot on the heels of our article yesterday QED – yet again, yet another member of the elite has shown that he doesn’t get it. Indeed, he cannot get it […]
Read MoreTransgender Ban vs Russia and China in the Baltic
On Wednesday 25 July 2017, President Trump’s announcement on Twitter that transgender people would be banned from serving in the US military predictably made the headlines. But just days before, […]
Read MoreMacron in trouble as forecast
When the new French president Emmanuel Macron took office on 14 May 2017, his approval rating stood at 62% and in June rose to 64%. But this week, his rating […]
Read MoreTrump ain’t the problem
In the run-up to the G20 meeting under Angela Merkel in Hamburg, U.S. President Donald Trump has come in for the usual round of massive criticism – much of it […]
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