Archive - Outskirts

I started this substack as a location, separate from my monthly newsletter, to house my more politically-oriented writings. It seemed like a good idea…

Dec 14, 2022

September 2022

Podcast episode on workshops.work

Sep 8, 2022

July 2022

Thoughts on love, listening and civilisation

Jul 6, 2022

June 2022

A reflection on corporate greed and sloth.

Jun 18, 2022

Now that the various celebrations to commemorate Queen Elizabeth’s 70-year rule of the British Empire are finally done and dusted, I feel okay to post…

Jun 6, 2022

Sometimes we have to look backwards to see the future. The times we live in today were actually spelled out to us around 2,000 years ago, in no…

Jun 3, 2022

"Therefore the only revolution worthwhile was the one-man revolution within the heart. Each one could make this by himself and not need to wait on a…

Jun 1, 2022

March 2022

President Zelenskyy Bans Opposition Parties in Ukraine

Mar 22, 2022

History matters Over the past two weeks a few different people have guided me towards this almost-seven-year-old video of a lecture by John J. Mearsheimer, Prof…

Mar 17, 2022

Two days ago I deleted my Twitter account and hibernated my LinkedIn account, with a view to deleting it soon—I didn't quite have the courage to do it…

Mar 14, 2022

War. What is it good for? Absolutely nothing. — Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong, 1969 War reporting. What is it good for? Absolutely nothing. — Me…

Mar 10, 2022

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