by JAK | Sep 24, 2017 | culture
So it is the morning after Election night in New Zealand. I was hoping for a different result but it seems after 21 years of MMP as a nation we still like first past the post. Update: On 20th of Oct – Peters announced a coalition with Labour and Greens are in...
by JAK | Jul 23, 2016 | culture
The Republican convention has just finished and the Donald gave his speech. We will hear more responses and reactions over the past few days but I watched a fair amount of it on the live stream and I couldn’t believe anyone in a position of leadership could so...
by JAK | Mar 25, 2016 | big ideas, culture
Robert Reich will be known to many readers of this blog as the author of “Inequality for All”. That documentary came out in 2013 and while it focusses on the U.S story it examines the implications of widening inequality in a way that is cogent and relevant...
