Each era bears its zeitgeist. What is the zeitgeist of our time? Defining our era is a monumental challenge. Interestingly, this struggle is a defining feature of our time—the intricacy, controversy, ...
Labor talks climate-action net-zero future-vision. But Treasurer's "budget repair" and "inflation fighting" are doctrinaire neoliberal. Ostensibly, Liberals are less identity-politics, but their new ...
Late lst year the new LNP Queensland premier, David Crisafulli, successfully moved a motion in parliament that there be “no bill or amendment” and “no motion or amendment” over the term of the ...
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal by a Jess Bravin reported that attorneys-general of many blue states are not going to give up quietly when Donald Trump, as President, begins to honour his ...
Each year I try and put the season into a Christian perspective because, as plenty of scholars, from Tom Holland to Augusto Zimmermann have demonstrated, even if we think it isn't, ours is still a ...
Human development and economic prosperity have always hinged on the availability of the many products made from fossil fuels, and electricity. From the discovery of fire to the Industrial Revolution, ...
South Africa's electricity policy must prioritize reliable, cost-effective, and scalable solutions. Key considerations include: By leveraging its coal and nuclear resources, South Africa can ensure ...
They are used in nuclear power stations but their development falls far short of their potential. There is a current debate to develop this potential on a global basis and recent articles suggest that ...
The sustainability of enterprises has been an important issue in business management for decades. It was talked about by management giants like Peter Drucker, where sustainability was seen in a ...
The Arctic is coming in from the cold. President-elect Donald Trump has reopened the question of the US acquiring Greenland. This is the third US attempt. The Trump comment has focussed attention on ...
In the years since I was first tempted to engage in trying to understand the real issues behind power generation - especially electrical power generation - there is, above all, one salient feature ...
Long ago, in high school maths, I was taught about the value of "elegant solutions". A correct answer might be good; an elegant correct one is better. What is "elegant"? In common usage – graceful, ...