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TURNABOUT IS FOUL PLAY

TURNABOUT IS FOUL PLAY

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“You did it to me so I’m going to do it to you”  isn’t appro­pri­ate behav­iour in a school­yard. In a region trem­bling on the brink of  an all-encom­pass­ing war , where  cool heads, informed think­ing and  sen­si­ble com­pro­mise are vital, it seems to be the best that ego­tis­ti­cal lead­ers dri­ven by ide­ol­o­gy and their  polit­i­cal sur­vival can  provide.… Read the rest

CIRCUSES AND CYNICISM

CIRCUSES AND CYNICISM

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The ear­ly 2nd cen­tu­ry poet Juve­nal coined the phrase “bread and cir­cus­es” to describe how Roman emper­ors dis­tract­ed their pub­lic from gov­ern­men­tal short­com­ings. The rash and ulti­mate­ly short-sight­ed ploy echoes today in the form of crises. The dan­ger is that crises can be lethal if mis­han­dled, a dis­tinct pos­si­bil­i­ty when they are sea­soned with cynicism.… Read the rest