10AM JamThe myth of a self-made manIf society was “atomised” to a collection of individuals who think of their own preferences only (“self-centred prawns” was a funny…Jun 24Jun 24
10AM JamLearn this one thing about your spineIf only someone would have explained this to me in my early teens.Aug 22, 2021Aug 22, 2021
10AM JamWhen the absolutist and relativist mindsets are wrongImprove your intellectual hygiene with this quick exercise.Jul 21, 2021Jul 21, 2021
10AM JamQuick guide to terrorismMy state has an elite police unit called “fixated threat assesment centre”. Not many know about it — apparently, preventing crime attracts…Apr 24, 2021Apr 24, 2021
10AM JamQuick guide to CommunismDilettantes like to use breezy rhetoric of the type “we all know what happened under communism” to cover up the lack of actual knowledge…Mar 18, 2021Mar 18, 2021
10AM JamQuick guide to PhilanthrocapitalismNormally, it is governments that are tasked to look out for the common good and battling the general societal ills, but that is…Mar 16, 2021Mar 16, 2021
10AM JamOn Cancel cultureEven the original pure-libertarian John Stuart Mill concedes that “opinions lose their immunity if expressing them instigates a violent…Mar 12, 20212Mar 12, 20212
10AM JamAll hail The MarketKings used to assert their authority as “divine”, and therefore not challengeable. Today, a bodiless idea called The Market rules the same…Mar 5, 2021Mar 5, 2021
10AM JamQuick guide to the dance with moneyAbout 90 years ago, British economist Keynes already knew that at times when demand for real resources (land, labour, physical capital)…Mar 5, 2021Mar 5, 2021