In the Age of Applause, Who Dares to Think?
Charisma built the stage—but only intelligence can build the future Imagine the year is 1983. Harold Geneen, former CEO of ITT, stands before a graduating…
The Captive Mind: How Our Universities Betrayed Their Promise
School was a battlefield for me. As a child grappling with dyslexia and OCD in the 1970s, I faced an education system utterly blind to…
Netflix’s Adolescence – great acting, great story, but not representing reality
Watching Adolescence felt like getting hit in the chest with a sledgehammer. It wasn’t just another crime drama. It was something else entirely—something raw, something…
When Words Meet Power: The Uncertain Marriage of Free Speech and Governance
A few days ago, I came across an intriguing yet frustrating story that triggered my thoughts about freedom. Rather than pointing fingers, I wanted to…
US bans Canadian-owned Pornhub
Thought experiment: what would be the reaction of a Pornhub ban? Tariffs are one thing. Imposing fines on corporations is another. The US has been…
The Illusion of Democracy: When NGOs Rule from the Shadows
Behind Romania’s election lurks a darker truth—foreign NGOs masquerading as democracy’s guardians while secretly influencing the outcome. As citizens embrace the myth of self-governance, the…
Are we near the end of a long line of popes?
As we fast approach a papal conclave, it’s worth looking back at the actual function of a pope. Saint Peter is traditionally thought of as…
From Fight Club to Fast Food: The corporate neutering of entertainment
I am a huge fan of both the big and small screens, but, lately, I feel like a time traveller dropped in a dystopian nightmare…
When everything has AI… and nobody has a brain
Technology is supposed to empower us, not infantilize us. We should be using AI to do the things we can’t—not the things we’re just too…
Demigods or demagogues
As old media has withered on the vine due to its consistent cow-towing to the political and corporate master’s voice, the emergence of the iconoclastic…