Theodore Roszak
Theodore Roszak The intellectual world in the late 1960s and early 1970s was vibrantly polemic. While their students were taking to the streets in [...]
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09, 2022
Here and There – Singapore
Here and There – Singapore Against my expectations, I was in Singapore recently. I thought I was finished with paid activities, especially working overseas. [...]
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09, 2022
Robert Putnam
Robert Putnam In case you haven’t noticed, I am a sucker for ‘big picture’ books (not big ‘picture books’, though I like them, too!). [...]
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09, 2022
Here and There – America
Here and there – The United States of America I had been living in the US for a little over a year when the [...]
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09, 2022
George Orwell
George Orwell What can be said in four pages about one of the more important writers of the 20th Century? So much has been [...]
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08, 2022
Here and There – Taiwan
Here and There – Taiwan My first visit to Taiwan was far from an auspicious occasion. Flying back to Australia from London, we were [...]
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08, 2022
Michael Novak
Michael Novak There I was, quietly eating my vegetable soup listening to ABC Classical radio when the next item came on: it was Ralph [...]
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07, 2022
Here and There – Japan
Here and there – Japan I have always enjoyed my visits to Japan, and at the same time I have always felt an outsider, [...]
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07, 2022
Christopher Lasch
Christopher Lasch Rereading Christopher Lasch highlights my persistent dilemma: it seems the more I read, the less I learn. I’m not talking about fiction. [...]
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07, 2022
Here and There – South Korea
Here and There – South Korea Presenting talks can lead you to some unexpected places. In November 1996 I was in Seoul, taking part [...]