Why The World Is Sick
My wife is a psychotherapist, and so one of the most fascinating discussions we have (among many!) is whether the world is sick because...
The Targets of War
Who is the Iraq war being fought against? The answer to large and complex political questions is always very simple: follow the money. The...
A Brief History of Terror
The State requires two major groups to maintain power: the first are the thugs: the police, military, wardens and so on. The second, which...
A Soldier’s Freedom
Danny is born to a poor family. A poor mother, to be exact. His father has vanished, secure in the knowledge that his children...
Future Danger, Present Change
Challenging the State is an extremely dangerous business – not just for individuals, but for society as a whole. There is great danger in...
War and the Fantasy of Protection
A few days ago, I was at lunch with a colleague, an ex-military man, and the talk got to politics. I mentioned that the...
Morality and Society: A Liberating Elegy
When I was a teenager, and I was exposed to ideas as a simple as ‘taxation is theft’, I swallowed them as easily as...
Morality is Honesty: The Science of Ethics
The question ‘what is morality’ has needlessly baffled mankind for centuries, if not millennia. Morality seems to have little root in objective reality; it...
One Faith, One Club: The Religiosity of Power
Those who desire power need only one faith to rule supreme over their flock: the belief that rulers are different in some irreproducible manner...
The Challenge of Charity
Charity is a core concept in modern morality; it is one of the unquestioned virtues which demand utter adherence in all circumstances. When examining...
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