In the news … January 2021
Commentary on current affairs and the state of journalism.
Month: January 2021
Breaker Morant (1980)
A landmark Australian film made relevant afresh as we consider contemporary war crimes.
Managing fear of change
Managing fear and resistance to change requires insight and tact .
Poor literacy: career stumbling block?
How literacy skills might determine ’employability’ and promotion opportunities.
The lens of insanity
Demands for simple language and dumbed-down concepts must not become anti-intellectualism and ignorance of the Western canon.
A primer on liberal democracy
Liberal democracy is not anything anyone wants it to mean. It has long and profound traditions.
Kingdom of Heaven (2005): two very different films
This is Ridley Scott’s most significant film, deserving a re-evaluation after the disaster that was the studio edit.
‘As if’ is not ‘what is’
If we confuse simplified models and metaphors for reality in political and economic policy, we can create disaster for real people.
Scott Morrison: the low road
Scott ‘Scotty from marketing’ Morrison represents Aaron Sorkin’s lowest road possible when it comes to leaders.