On the renunciation of the political world
Since I was very young I have been drawn, like a moth to light, to the…
On the rescue of society
Writing in the New York Times (Jan 10 2019), David Brooks proposes the “remoralization of the market” as the…
Reflections on 2018… fragments
This year has had no coherent themes for me, and perhaps that is why I have…
Reflections on 2018 – 1. self-portrait at 55
The year is drawing to a close, so time to begin reflecting on what the year’s…
What I am reading… on governing and imagination
amzn.asia/0CNwQ94 from John Dunn, Breaking Democracy’s Spell
Identity Crisis – some theses on identity politics
What are we to make of the phenomenon of identity politics? Here are some exploratory theses….
On the traumatic origins of Machiavelli’s The Prince
I have been watching Medici: Masters of Florence and The Borgias over the last fortnight, and…
The political ghosts of literature
I have been reading some fragments of Maurice Blanchot – The Madness of the Day, The…
Poem: The monstrosity of power
Today I am posting a newly written poem, “The Monstrosity of Power”. The monstrosity of…
The meaning of a coup
Barely a week ago Australia was gripped in political drama – a clumsily organised coup was…