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The psuedo science that poisons society
April 2, 2025
(First published by News24, South Africa) Pseudo-science, advancing racist, gender and ageist discrimination is a major problem that continues to be widely promoted on digital media. And one important area where it has a malign influence is on parental attitudes and on government policies, especially regarding children and education. Yet if we wish to build […]
Posted in: Commentary
Supporting honest journalism in israel
March 26, 2025
This is the lead editorial in the Haaretz newspaper in Israel this week. It is one indication of the existence of genuine journalists in an authoritarian and racist state. They deserve the support of principled journalists and democrats everywhere. Three weeks ago, Hamdan Ballal, a Palestinian activist and resident of the West Bank town of […]
Posted in: Uncategorized
Israeli media conceals Gaza’s horrors
March 20, 2025
This is the latest opinion piece in the Israeli newspaper, Haaretz. It is by Gideon Levy who shows, time and again, that there are still a few brave journalists in the Zionist state who adhere to the principles of journalism. Read and learn. Mar 20, 2025 To the list of crimes, one must now add […]
Posted in: Commentary
Social, moral & LEGAL obligations to children
March 15, 2025
With the dust having barely settled on the accolades and opproprium heaped on the latest matric results, it seems appropriate to recall what the American educationalist John Dewey had to say about such levels of schooling. He noted: “I have never been able to feel much optimism regarding the possibilities of higher education when it […]
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The idiocy of ignoring early childhood development
March 12, 2025
A national investment guaranteeing a range of social and other benefits that equate to a return of between 1,300% and 1,700% over 30 or 40 years would seem to be a no brainer for any government. But while it does exist, it continues to be largely ignored by politicians, a result, perhaps, of them being […]
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Easier to build strong kids than repair broken men
March 7, 2025
A national investment guaranteeing a range of social and other benefits that equate to a return of between 1,300% and 1,700% over 30 or 40 years would seem to be a no-brainer for any government. But while it does exist, it continues to be largely ignored by politicians — a result, perhaps, of them being […]
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More digital censorship
November 25, 2024
The very first podcast by Greg Kocovaos and myself (January 11) has now been pulled by YouTube. It was the podcast in which we tried to get behind the atrocity propaganda, the murk and mythology that erupted around the events of October 7 in and around northern Gaza. We stuck to what facts we were […]
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