It’s about Protection, not Safety: why we decided not to send our children to school (for now).My sons want to go to school. Vishnu is almost five and he’s starting reception at a nearby primary; he is bouncing off the walls at home…Sep 3, 2020Sep 3, 2020
The Meaning of Sacrifice at EasterExtract from The Moves that Matter: A Chess Grandmaster on the Game of Life by Jonathan Rowson (Bloomsbury 2019). The audio extract of…Apr 10, 2020Apr 10, 2020
Published inPerspectivaThe End of Think Tanks and the Beginning of ThinkingMy organization is often described as a think tank. In this world of ‘define or be defined,’ I decided to define ourselves differently.Mar 2, 2020Mar 2, 2020
How to think about the meta-crisis without getting too excited.*The emergency is about the urgency to act. The crisis is about the need to transform. The meta-crisis is the tenacity of our inertia.Feb 14, 20203Feb 14, 20203
Published inForgeWhat Chess Can Teach You About LuckEven games of skill depend upon opportunityNov 15, 20194Nov 15, 20194
Why do people drink alcohol?It’s such a pity that we draw the wrong conclusions from the pleasures of being slightly drunk.Mar 6, 20191Mar 6, 20191
Cultural Indigestion: What we learned and failed to learn from Jordan Peterson’s rise to fame.“In all intellectual debates, both sides tend to be correct in what they affirm, and wrong in what they deny.” -John Stuart Mill.Mar 1, 20195Mar 1, 20195
Brexit, Democracy and the Sacred: Why a second referendum has to be sacrificial.The philosophical heart of Brexit is the unexamined relationship between democracy and the sacred.Jan 9, 2019Jan 9, 2019
Published inPerspectivaThe Nordic Secret: why personal development may be the key to social democracyThe Nordic countries are not merely cute. There are things going on there beyond the open sandwiches and the charming crime dramas. And…Feb 16, 20183Feb 16, 20183
