In the news … January 2021
Commentary on news items and the news media itself.
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
Simple language and dumbed-down concepts must not become anti-intellectualism.
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’
Thinking about complex matters in terms of simplified models and metaphors can be very helpful when it comes to dealing with intractable subjects, but if […]
Scott Morrison: the low road
Morrison represents the lowest road possible when it comes to leaders.