Tag Archives: politics

Clement Attlee

Posted on 21st June 2016 by NomadWarMachine

Today’s Daily Create is to: Find a famous literary quote (idealy by a famous literary person) and create something that shows the first draft versions that did not make the cut. Like the notes the writer might have done on … Continue reading →

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Institutionalisation of values

Posted on 18th February 2015 by NomadWarMachine

Man is born free; and everywhere he is in chains.  Rousseau, Social Contract, Book 1 I’m teaching my first years Rousseau and I’m (meant to be) reading Ivan Illich’s Deschooling Society – everywhere I look there are critiques of the state … Continue reading →

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Political compass

Posted on 4th February 2015 by NomadWarMachine

A lot of us talk about people being left wing or right wing, but actually there is also another axis on which to measure: authoritarian/libertarian.  There is a political compass that you can use to check out where you lie … Continue reading →

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