Income inequality is the elephant in the room. No, scratch that, it’s the entire herd. The rich keep grazing on returns that grow faster than the economy itself, while the rest of us fight over scraps. The rules of society start bending in ways that nobody admits out loud. As Piketty has shown, capital accumulates fast…
Picture a journalist, a scientist, or even your neighbour declaring with solemn authority: “I am being objective.” Dignified, is it not? Objective, impartial, fact-driven, like a well-polished broom sweeping all bias into the corner. Only, as with most magical brooms, it has a particular corner it prefers: the one that…
Imagine standing on the pavement, observing an injustice unfold. Perhaps a villain is performing egregiously bad deeds, or a bureaucrat is quietly rearranging paperwork in a way that ruins lives. You shrug. You mutter, “Not my circus, not my monkeys,” and continue scrolling through social media. This is the practical m…