How English came to be the world language English is the de facto world language. As a young German said to me in Kyoto in the 1980s, “they mostly understand English.” […]
Whispers in the wind
What now? What is to be done? How was it done? Some whispers which suggest how we might now craft a better future for ourselves.
The truth is not online
Capitalism—doomed or simply ill?
Herbert Hoover, when President of the USA, famously said, “The trouble with Capitalism is the capitalists—they’re too damn greedy.” This is not just a frustrated man letting off steam. It […]
If not capitalism, what?
As alternatives to capitalism go, there are interesting, if not compelling, arguments for anarchy. Otherwise, the most popular alternatives are socialism and communism. Communism isn’t actually on offer anywhere, except […]