3 March, 2021 Dear Reader, With apologies for being prescriptive, I recommend that you watch this two-part documentary on the Hitler Youth movement (the Hitler-Jugend).  Its impact is terrifying, and it uses colour footage that most of us have never seen before.  But the important thing is that it demonstrates unforgettably the power and the naivety of young people … Continue reading THE HITLER YOUTH MOVEMENT – A MODERN ABOMINATION →

On 9 February Australia’s SBS TV News ran a short segment that purported to allay some people’s concerns about the Covid vaccine.  I cannot find a recording of the broadcast, but this piece appears to be an expanded version of it. I can think of few more egregious examples of media bias, shallow and patronising.  It was … Continue reading SBS, COVID AND STRAW MEN →

Dear Reader, PHILOSOPHY SUMMER SCHOOL Our first venture of this kind ran from 25 to 29 January and was taught by Dr David Moltow.  I took part myself as a student (it’s such fun to sit in the back row from time to time!) and greatly enjoyed my week.  Firstly, because David Moltow was a first-rate lecturer, a … Continue reading FRIENDS AND ALLIES →