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We’re not living under Stalin so why do we let literary nincompoops wave clenched fists at us?
“The only thing that gives these made-up decrees any authority is obeying them.” – Lionel Shriver By Trevor Grundy In his Introduction to the first edition of Eugene… Read more >
Achilles in Afghanistan: Combat betrayal, liars in public places and the onset of the berserk state in former soldiers
Reaching Out, Battle for Hill 484 by Larry Burrows By Trevor Grundy The head of Britain’s armed forces, General Sir Nick Carter, has stunned former military commanders and… Read more >
Mike Hartnack (1945-2006) – A great African journalist who will never be forgotten
Michael Hartnack was one of Zimbabwe’s finest journalists and foreign correspondents. He died fifteen years ago on August 2, 2006 after suffering a heart attack while attending an art exhibition… Read more >