Statecraft and the Indian tradition of democracy
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Statecraft and the Indian tradition of democracy

ByJeff Rich

The story of Arthshastra is similarly fit for the Burning Archive. It was composed some time between the 2rd century BC and 3rd century CE. It was known to be influential until the 12th century, but then was lost or went underground, perhaps due to the Persian, Mughal or Muslim rule over India. It was known of, but considered lost by colonial era scholars. Then in in 1905 a Tamil Brahmin from Tanjore walked into the newly  opened Mysore Oriental Library with a copy of the Arthashastra in Sanskrit, written on palm leaves.

How I wrote and published my book while working full-time
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How I wrote and published my book while working full-time

ByJeff Rich

I have posted this evening on my podcast and on Youtube a special episode.

Here I talk openly for the first time about how I wrote my book, From the Burning Archive, which you can buy at the Amazon affiliate link or other online book retailers.

Subscribe to my FREE Substack

ByJeff Rich

I will be publishing weekly this newsletter with seven glimpses of the multipolar world – its history, culture and geopolitics – and how to stay calm and sane amidst the turmoil.

I encourage all the readers and followers of this blog to subscribe to the newsletter here.

Virtual Reality State: news media, power and the Twitter files

Virtual Reality State: news media, power and the Twitter files

ByJeff Rich

If such fundamental deceptions, such as the USA President is ‘a Russian agent’ or Ukraine is ‘the beacon of democracy’, becloud the voting public, how secure are our political institutions, our halls of public reason, or our means of public choice?

My new beginning as an independent author

My new beginning as an independent author

ByJeff Rich

This week was the beginning of the next stage in my new life, la vita nuova as an independent author. After a ritual week on the liminal beauty of the Bay of Lorne in South-Eastern Australia, I transformed from a government official, wounded and now retired, to become an independent author.

Who is winning the war in Ukraine and what are the stories of this war?
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Who is winning the war in Ukraine and what are the stories of this war?

ByJeff Rich

I have produced three episodes of the podcast/channel on the state of play of the war in Ukraine. How do we make sense of the events leading up to the war in Ukraine, and throughout the year of 2022? There have been many news stories, many podcasts and many channels looking at the unfolding events in Ukraine from day to day, In these episodes, however, I step back from the daily news cycle, and explore what it means for us as ordinary citizens looking on at these distressing events and wanting states to find their way back to diplomacy and dialogue.