The wrong response to corruption
The worst response to corruption is voting for politicians who promise quick and radical solutions, meaning a fix that sidesteps the sticky process of rule of law.
Absolute cynicism
In almost any other country – even Greece in days gone by – MinDef Kammenos would have been ousted for defying the government line and presenting his own foreign policy.
Let’s move forward, at last
The simplified history that we are all taught, wedded with the necessary myths to wrap up the narrative, is the fertile ground where nationalist populism blossoms.
The state we're in
Who are we trying to kid and for how long will we keep on kidding ourselves, when the snake is already out of its basket and spitting venom?
The economy of ideas
Despite all manner of legal acrobatics to safeguard intellectual property, this understandably remains outside the purview of the old rules for the simple reason that the notion of ownership of information is meaningless.
Getting priorities all wrong
The waste of police resources is effectively a result of ridiculous prejudices.
The visible results of ill-considered diplomacy
What happens when international contacts take place with the aim of being used as domestic propaganda to support the idea of a new and improved Greece.