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Monthly Archives: March 2012
The banality of corruption
At the heart of the exotic and exciting spectacle of National Party luminaries engaging in their own version of the shootout at the OK Corral – and, in so doing, managing to take out one of their own – is … Continue reading
Posted in Freedom, Human Nature, New Zealand Politics, Political Psychology
Tagged Freedom, human nature, John Key, National, political psychology, self-interest
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I, Shearer
There are many ways to gain power and leadership. One way, famously described in Robert Graves’ novel I, Claudius, is to try your best not to offend people and stay (or be kept) out of the way of others’ … Continue reading
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A lesson about community
Who would have thought that, in the saga that is the ‘recovery’ of Christchurch, it would be the Anglican Church that would give us the clearest example of the emptiness of modern expressions of ‘community’? When push came to shove … Continue reading
Not aspiring to a spire?
The earthquake has turned everything upside down. The Wizard is at war with the Anglican Church – and I’m in agreement with Councillor Jamie Gough. Whatever happened to life’s eternal certainties? Looks like we’d better not ask Bishop Matthews – she … Continue reading
Posted in Earthquakes, Economics, New Zealand Politics, Philosophy
Tagged Christchurch, cities, community, disaster, religion
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