Loose Canonš„ History is the nationās favourite bedtime story
One of the biggest problems with how history is taught at school is that it's very backward looking. Seriously.Ā
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ListenUP! š£ The War and the Markets
What will the effects and consequences be for the conflicts developing in the Middle East? Big questions!
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Loose Canonš„ The dagger is back on the table: the return of Machiavelli
Why has assassination has wandered back into respectability - if it actually has.
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ListenUP! Motsepe for President!
Investment banker Mark Barnes and Currencyās Tim Cohen. They gallop through the weekās events, offering thoughts, opinions, and perspectives on South African and international affairs.
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Loose Canonš„ Nations that build and nations that brood - South Africa and the burden of living in the past tense.
If its true that life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards, why is South African so stuck in the past?
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Loose Canonš„ The curious intersection of Zuma-ism and Trump-ism
There is an old proverb that a fish rots from the head. It stands in as a wonderfully economical political
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Loose Canonš„ The missing miracle: How South Africa and Northern Ireland might have provided a road to peace in Iran - but didnāt.
What if US has further radicalised the Iranian regime rather than eliminating it?
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Loose Canonš„ The crown, the brother, and the brand:Ā The Windsor Risk Committee meets reality
And for the UK royal that survives by looking eternal, kinship without governance is not a great look.
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Loose canonš„Epstein and the terrifying elasticity of elite accountability
Epstein is where the crisis of institutions meets the crisis of information
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Loose Canon š„Oppenheimer and thawing the permafrost
This is a chapter extract from my book about the life and legacy of Leon Louw. I wrote it at
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Loose Canonš„Stand up under one unbroken algorithm: an amateur meets AI music
Tracking the process of making a virtual song and accompanying video, blow-by-blow. Literally.
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I.am.not.making.this.upš„What Chess engines teach us about AI - and what they donāt
It's a paradox wrapped in an en passant: superiority breeds popularity.
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