Ion StrainescuThe problem is not Putin, it’s youWhile we delay in disowning a democratic system that destroys states and societies by working as intended, we have no business complaining…Dec 31, 2017Dec 31, 2017
Ion StrainescuDemocratic apologists should try their own North Korean treatmentThe populists and their defenders would do well to appreciate how inconsequential their supposed oppression really isNov 6, 2017Nov 6, 2017
Ion StrainescuRobots will put thousands out of a job? GoodIn the unlikely event that lurid predictions of automation come true, we should celebrate the replacement of people indifferent to their…Sep 15, 2017Sep 15, 2017
Ion StrainescuDo you have anything without spam?British political parties are dispensing a monotonous diet of bread and circuses while waving away issues too big and complex for…May 31, 2017May 31, 2017
Ion StrainescuThe nation-cult, not religion, is the principal cause of war and genocideThe worship of borders and cults of national purity have long been the most potent catalyst for violent conflict.Mar 20, 2017Mar 20, 2017
Ion StrainescuMalthus triumphant: the one way climate change will be haltedDemocracy makes meaningful control of human impact on the environment impossible. But there remains one untouchable dictator.Feb 13, 2017Feb 13, 2017
Ion StrainescuStop kidding yourself: things can (and will) only get worseOptimism is the world’s most addictive and dangerous drug.Jan 16, 2017Jan 16, 2017
Ion StrainescuContrary to popular belief: fake news and what it has to report about liberalismThe first thing that every teenager in a democracy learns about ‘totalitarian’ states, past and present, is that their governments censor…Dec 31, 2016Dec 31, 2016
Ion StrainescuGoodbye 2016, the year democracy jumped the sharkSome good may yet come of this annus horribilis.Dec 25, 20161Dec 25, 20161
Ion StrainescuI’m the elite.The National Rifle Association, the infamous organisation representing the American gun rights lobby, once ran a series of advertisements…Dec 1, 2016Dec 1, 2016
