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Reflection on a Grain of Sand
Reflection on a Grain of Sand
From ages three until six I lived in Rarotonga, the largest island of a disparate group in the middle of the Pacific that make up the Cook…
Michael Moore-Jones
Sep 3, 2015
The Beauty of Small Power Politics
The Beauty of Small Power Politics
How small states escape the tragedy of international relations
Michael Moore-Jones
Aug 2, 2015
A Lunch With Pico Iyer
A Lunch With Pico Iyer
We’re sitting at the Raffles Courtyard in Singapore — chosen for its honouring of writers from Maugham to Malraux — as Pico tells us that…
Michael Moore-Jones
Aug 2, 2015
What the Permanent 5 can learn from the painting that hangs above them
What the Permanent 5 can learn from the painting that hangs above them
Today New Zealand, my home country, took up the Presidency of the United Nations Security Council. For the next month, all other Security…
Michael Moore-Jones
Jul 2, 2015
Do the Humanities Have a Place in the Digital Age?
A Global Perspective
Michael Moore-Jones
Aug 25, 2014
Living in the Future’s Past
Living in the Future’s Past
On a daily basis, we choose pre-empted nostalgia over truly experiencing a moment. This is screen blindness.
Michael Moore-Jones
Nov 9, 2013
The Embassy to Sisi
The Embassy to Sisi
How the American envoy tried to persuade General Sisi with lessons from The Iliad.
Michael Moore-Jones
Aug 24, 2013
A Brief Introduction to Pessimism
A Brief Introduction to Pessimism
Michael Moore-Jones
Jun 1, 2013
The Commodification of Learning
The Commodification of Learning
Economic value is being attached to learning; in turn, this is giving the wrong incentives to students. Memorisation is winning over mind-broadening.
Michael Moore-Jones
May 28, 2013
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