Monthly Archives: March 2011
Labor, Public Policy and the Infiltration of Economics
The points Tony Judt makes in this lecture are so relevant to Australia and the Labor Party right now, that it is as if he had this country in mind when he was developing his thesis. Either that or we … Continue reading
Nietzsche on the Necessity of Hope and Illusion to Engender Social Change
Hope as a presumption. ‘Our social order will slowly melt away, just as all earlier orders have done, as soon as the suns of new opinions shine with a new heat over humanity. We can wish for this melting away … Continue reading
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