Archive - Outskirts

A reflection on corporate greed and sloth.

Jun 18

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

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

"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

President Zelenskyy Bans Opposition Parties in Ukraine

Mar 22

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

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

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

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