OPINION: A look at the war in Ukraine
It was hard to read the article by Mike Whitney from February 11, 2022, talking about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
It’s hard because in the article he was treading between truth and falsity, between fiction...
A review of Volume II of The Open Society and Its Enemies
In the first part of The Open Society, The Spell of Plato, Karl Popper deals with Plato and gives a devastating criticism of Plato’s political stance and the concept of Historicism.
In the second part,...
A critical look at Seneca’s letters
Lucius Annaeus Seneca the Younger, or Seneca, as he is commonly known, was a Roman statesman, tutor to Emperor Nero, stoic philosopher and playwright.
Seneca was born in Cordoba in Spain, about 4 BCE and...
OPINION: Why I read and you should, too
Reading is gradually going out of fashion. This is nothing new, it has been happening since the invention of the radio.
Before that, for thousands of years, writing and reading was not public pastimes.
We can...
OPINION: How identity crisis poses cross-border challenges
The Individual
All of us have certain image of ourselves, who we are, what we believe, what we like, what we want outof life and what values we hold.
All of this forms what is called...
My take on democracy in Africa
I recently came across a discussion thread on social media.
Members were discussing an article on ‘the africa report’ by Prof. Nic Cheeseman.
The article was titled, Lesson from Africa: Is there such a thing as...
BOOK REVIEW: The Open Society and Its Enemies Vol. 1
Sometimes when you read text that is over seventy years old, you find it not relevant. The language is 'outdated', words have changed meaning or fallen out of use, references obscures.
If it is a...
RESEARCH PAPER: Is your education educating you?
About 20 years ago, an international company I worked for changed its operating software.
A team came over from England to do the adaptations, installation, and training.
The project took over 18 months with two of...
