occasional reflections on culture & politics
COVID-19 reveals our impatience, poor risk assessment, and fragile social bonds. The virus thrives on denial and division. The post urges empathy, realism, and care for relationships, warning that fear and fatigue must not erode our humanity.
Democracy depends on truth, reason, and shared knowledge. The post defends education as essential to civic life, arguing that facts and science must guide public discourse. Without informed citizens, democracy cannot survive.
Effective critique requires detachment, not outrage. The post defends calm, reasoned analysis as a tool for truth-seeking and democratic engagement. Passion may inspire, but only dispassion clarifies.
Brexit is exposed as a nationalist fantasy that ignores economic and geopolitical realities. The post critiques the rhetoric of sovereignty and warns that isolation weakens Britain’s global standing and internal cohesion.
Erratic Attempts 