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George Orwell on Revolution
(7 minute read) James Bradshaw casts an eye over the great writer’s insights - and oversights - in his treatment of politics and religion.
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Erdonomics: The inside story of Turkey’s strange economic system
(5 minute read) Ever more Turks are suffering serious poverty due to the economic policy of President Erdogan, argues Cihan Eroglu.
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Editorial: Show mercy first, and then ask questions
(1 minute read) We should start with mercy and calculate afterwards, thinks Joseph Evans after reading this week’s Adamah Media articles.
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From pop to poetry: singer-songwriters who should be taken seriously
(7 minute read) Kevin Murphy reflects on the poetic genius of songs that have become, for many of us, the soundtrack of our lives.
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The thorn and the papyrus: a tale of two relics
(5 minute read) Adam Brocklehurst looks at the curious world of religious relics.
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How simplistic narratives can mislead us: a case study of the Galileo affair
(8 minute read) We need to know how to deal with complexity to avoid falling for false myths about the past, argues Patrick J. Casey.
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Don’t cancel, forgive
(4 minute read) We must choose ‘between forgiveness and condemnation’, says the great French thinker Rémi Brague. Rafael Miner reports.
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A pauper’s Christmas
(6 minute read) Adam Brocklehurst goes beyond the Christmas card imagery to discover the disturbing truth about life in Victorian England.
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Christmas against the Nazis
(5 minute read) Joseph Evans describes how a Christmas ski trip prepared a heroic group of German students for their later anti-Nazi activism.
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O Come ALL ye faithful …
(3 minute read) Nicole Law reflects on the challenges facing humanity as she sets up her Christmas crib.