politics
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Book Review: Mary L Trump; “Too Much and Never Enough”, or I told you so, but you still voted for him!
Mary Trump’s definitive biography on her uncle Donald, gives extraordinary insight to his character, behaviour and how he exercises authority and power in office as the 47th president of the United States of America. Published in 2020 by Simon &… Continue reading
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The Rise of Neo-Feudalism and the Decline of Western Democracies
The signs and indicators have been around for a long time. The rise of the Oligarchs and their unbridled wealth. The Tech Billionaires and their Trillion dollar corporations. Mass poverty across nation states in the face of this extraordinary global… Continue reading
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Forgotten Books: A Review of Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s A Discourse on Inequality
Ever wondered about inequality today, and how it came about? Rousseau’s treatise offers some insight. Published in the middle of the 18th century, the essay attempts to show the link between humanity, the natural world, and how we evolved to… Continue reading
The LB Chronicles by Lawrence Burke, Ed.D 