I am becoming despondent... no, not despondent, that's the wrong word (though there may be an element of that within it). Though I think it is more of a 'dis-' thing than a 'des-' thing. I am becoming... (reaching for the dictionary [yes I still keep one of those], looking for words beginning with 'dis-',... Continue Reading →
Millennial Disengagement
"Have millennials given up on democracy?" Asks The Guardian Photo credit: Young people demonstrate in Lyon against a new labour code they called ‘an unprecedented offensive against the young’. Photograph: Konrad K/Sipa/Rex Shutterstock "...young adults are deeply sceptical about democracy". They should be. Except that perhaps the system they are basing that opinion on is... Continue Reading →
Let’s Stop Fooling Ourselves: We Can’t Afford the Future
Affordability? Of Concern To Us All. For this post I want to simply quote, verbatim, an article by Adam Taggart, originally published by Peak Prosperity. I couldn't put this any better and it applies just as much to my own country Australia as it does to America. Let's Stop Fooling Ourselves: Americans Can't Afford the Future Unemployment, Taxes... Continue Reading →
Not Something Else 