We may ask what role do myths, rituals and heroes have to play in today’s world? Joseph Campbell, the author of the classic, The Power of Myth, tells us they provide us with a cultural framework by which we can define ourselves, and know who we are. This cultural framework is helpful for our […]
Credibility, yes; Ideology, no thank you, Mr McDonnell!
Two non-eventful things happened this week that left an impression on me. I watched a fairly long interview with the British Labour Party Shadow Chancellor, John McDonnell, and I bought the Conservative magazine ‘The Spectator’ for the first time in forty years. I spent six euros on the Spectator and settled down in my local […]
Is the word ‘populist’ an insult?
The word ‘populism’ seems to appear practically every day in the media. Indeed, the media appears to spend an inordinate amount of time on what they consider is the ‘populist’ rhetoric of Donald Trump. At times they do speak of other populist personalities, especially those in countries like Poland and Hungary, but mainly it’s […]
