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John Gillam

In Pursuit of Truth: Imposing a Mask On Yourself

“The first and last thing that is required of genius is love of truth” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Aug 4, 2020

In Pursuit of Truth: Imposing a Mask On Yourself

Aug 4, 2020

John Gillam

Musings On A Pandemic: Respecting The Present, Yearning For Liberty, Learning Prudence

Respecting the present

Mar 29, 2020

Musings On A Pandemic: Respecting The Present, Yearning For Liberty, Learning Prudence

Mar 29, 2020

John Gillam

Musings On A Pandemic: Turnkey Totalitarianism

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the world like no other event since WWII. Questions about whether the drastic social, political and…

Mar 28, 2020

Musings On A Pandemic: Turnkey Totalitarianism

Mar 28, 2020

John Gillam

Musings On A Pandemic: An Unjustified Faith In The Future

The final social, political, and cultural landscape brought about by COVID-19 has yet to take shape, yet, one thing’s for sure, the world…

Mar 27, 2020

Musings On A Pandemic: An Unjustified Faith In The Future

Mar 27, 2020

John Gillam

Musings On A Pandemic: A Return To Localism And Traditional Values

The pace of life has slowed to a crawl as we’ve been forced to be ever more sedentary than ever. What this time affords us is the space to…

Mar 22, 2020

Mar 22, 2020

John Gillam

Nothing Simple, Nothing Decided: Tunnel Vision Fail Us All

We like to think that our lives, societies and history move in a recognisably steady and linear fashion. They don’t. Nothing progresses…

Mar 19, 2020

Nothing Simple, Nothing Decided: Tunnel Vision Fail Us All

Mar 19, 2020

John Gillam

Find The Tyrant In Your Life

Tyranny is not a way of life we’d choose for ourselves. But why? It certainly has its benefits. For one thing, we don’t have to think…

Mar 19, 2020

Find The Tyrant In Your Life

Mar 19, 2020

John Gillam

Musings On A Pandemic: Life at the Extremes

Overreact now and you’ll not need to overreact later. Panic can pay individually and societally, until of course, widespread panic sets in…

Mar 19, 2020

Musings On A Pandemic: Life at the Extremes

Mar 19, 2020

John Gillam

The Power Of Gossip: The Tool Against The Powerful

Sure, tittle tattle can be tiresome. Whether you’re taking part in it, are a subject of it or are simply overhearing it, gossip stirs the…

Jan 15, 2020

The Power Of Gossip: The Tool Against The Powerful

Jan 15, 2020

John Gillam

Taking Back Control: Avoiding the Trappings of Modernity

“Once the soul looked contemptuously on the body: and then this contempt was the supreme good — the soul wanted the body lean, monstrous…

Jan 13, 2020

Taking Back Control: Avoiding the Trappings of Modernity

Jan 13, 2020

John Gillam

John Gillam

Northumbrian, English, British. Writer/Blogger/Book Reviewer — delete as you see fit. Ethicist / Management Consultant.

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