The G Word: Gaza, Genocide, and the Collapse of Conscience
“If this might be genocide and we say nothing, our silence is not neutral. It is betrayal.”
I’ve written a personal and researched essay about Gaza, the language of genocide, Western complicity, and the moral danger of silence.
It’s not about sides. It’s about humanity.
We Are the Future-Shocked
Are we equipped to handle the dizzying pace of modern life? Over 50 years ago, Alvin Toffler warned that “too much change in too short a time” would overwhelm individuals and societies alike. Today, with constant technological upheaval, political instability, and personal burnout, his predictions feel more relevant than ever. This piece revisits Future Shock to explore how Toffler foresaw the digital revolution, information overload, and the psychological toll of a world in constant flux — and why understanding his insights can help us find balance amid the chaos.
The future is arriving faster than we can adapt. But by stepping back and asking what truly matters, we can become not just future-shocked — but future-ready.
A Human Look at Morality
In a world where everyone claims the moral high ground, who’s really standing on it?
This series unpacks the big ideas behind our moral confusion—absolutism, relativism, universalism—and how power and ego twist the language of right and wrong.
If you’re searching for clarity in a divided world, start here. The answers aren’t easy, but they matter.
Beyond Belief: Rethinking Morality
What is morality in a world where everyone claims to be right?
In an age of clashing values and moral certainty, this series explores the tangled roots of right and wrong—how belief, power, and culture shape our moral compass, and why disagreement feels more like betrayal than debate. From Plato to Nietzsche, from religion to politics, we’ll ask the harder question: not just what we believe, but why.
If you’re tired of easy answers and ready for deeper questions, this is where the journey begins.
Your Truth, My Truth, No Truth?
In a world drowning in half-truths and curated realities, can we still agree on what’s true—or does truth even matter anymore?
This post explores how truth has shifted from a shared foundation to a contested battleground. From ancient faith to modern politics, from Nietzsche’s “truth as illusion” to Foucault’s “truth as power,” we examine how belief, influence, and technology have turned truth into a moving target.
If we want to stay grounded in an age of spin, outrage, and viral manipulation, we need to stop asking only “Is this true?”—and start asking “Who benefits if I believe it?”
Freedom in a World of Algorithms
Are you really making free choices — or just following invisible nudges? This piece explores how modern power doesn’t restrict us but subtly shapes us through algorithms, feeds, and endless distractions. Drawing on Rousseau, Berlin, Foucault, and Sartre, it asks: in a world designed to predict and guide our behaviour, is freedom still possible?
Stay curious. Question the feed. Real freedom begins when we choose to think beyond what’s handed to us.
Ministries of Truth
How do modern authoritarians bend reality without firing a shot? From Orwell’s 1984 to today’s digital echo chambers, this piece explores how truth is quietly rewritten through manipulated language, algorithm-fed confusion, and endless information noise. Figures like Trump, Putin, Modi, and Netanyahu don’t just lie — they build entire alternative realities that feel more real than truth itself.
In a world where facts are buried under spin and reality becomes a loyalty test, the question isn’t just “what’s true?” — it’s whether we’re still paying attention.
Strongmen and Soft Words
Authoritarianism doesn’t always arrive with a snarl — sometimes it smiles. This piece explores how modern strongmen use soft, comforting language to mask hard realities, wrapping repression in words like tradition, security, and family values. Through euphemism, repetition, and emotional appeal, they don’t just seize power — they make us feel good about giving it away.
If you want to spot authoritarianism before it takes hold, learn to listen for what isn’t being said — and question the words that feel just a little too reassuring.
The Meaning Wars
How does power reshape reality? This piece explores how modern authoritarians—from Putin to Trump—weaponise language to blur truth, shut down debate, and make the unacceptable seem necessary. Drawing on Orwell, Wittgenstein, and Saussure, it shows how words like freedom, security, and truth are emptied of meaning and repurposed for control.
If you want to understand how democracy erodes without a shot being fired, start by listening to the words—and questioning who’s shaping them.
What Do Words Really Mean?
In a world where truth feels optional and language is constantly manipulated, understanding how words really gain meaning has never been more urgent. Drawing on the philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein, this piece explores how figures like Trump and Musk use “language games” to reshape reality — turning words into weapons and confusion into control. From politics to markets to geopolitics, the fight over meaning is the fight that really matters.
If you want to stay sharp in a world of spin, start by asking: what do these words really mean — and who benefits from them?
A Journey of Self-Discovery
What does it really mean to live an authentic life? This personal reflection explores how a university education sparked a lifelong journey of self-discovery — and why, even now, the question “Who am I?” still lingers. Drawing on the ideas of Sartre, de Beauvoir, Camus, and other great thinkers, it shows how existentialist philosophy offers practical guidance for redefining yourself at any stage of life.
If you feel stuck or restless, maybe it’s not a crisis — it’s a calling. Your next chapter starts by choosing who you want to become.
The Coffee Shop Conundrum
In the rush of everyday life, how often do we truly pause and just be? On a long, slow drive home from Oxford, a chance encounter with a Buddhist nun at a motorway service station became an unexpected lesson in presence. Amid the chaos of busy roads and distracted drivers, she shared a simple piece of wisdom passed to her by the Dalai Lama: “Be Here Now.”
This isn’t a story about road trips — it’s a reminder that peace isn’t found in getting somewhere faster, but in being fully present where you are.