Change is change

Have you heard someone say “change is good” recently? I have, more than once, and I don’t like this expression. Change is something different from before. It is not intrinsically good, nor bad. The reason for change may be good or bad or something in between; and the result may…

Truth and consequence

On warfare, propaganda and difficult choices The government of Sweden has now abandoned a 200-year-old strategy to keep out of formal military alliances. There may well be compelling reasons for a change – many politicians argue that there are - but the forced pace of this decision and the lack…