Nzctuby Jack McDonald

3 weeks ago | thestandard.org.nz | Nzctuby Jack McDonald |Jack McDonald |Bernard Hickey |Jihoon Yu

We often have favourite books to which we return. One of mine is Umberto Eco’s “The Name of the Rose.” Sherlock Homes meets the Inquisition in a riot of geo-politics, medieval cuisine, architectural critique and semiotic analysis and reference. Such are the layers of the novel that it bears re-reading far better than most. One theme rings contemporary bells.

3 weeks ago | thestandard.org.nz | Nzctuby Jack McDonald |Jack McDonald |Bernard Hickey |Jihoon Yu

The first demonstration I ever went on was at the age of 12, against the Vietnam War. The first formal history lesson I received was a few months later when I commenced high school. That day the old history master, Mr Griffiths, chalked what I later learnt was a quote from Hegel: “The only lesson we learn from history is that we do not learn the lessons of history.”  It’s about time we changed that.

1 month ago | thestandard.org.nz | Robert Wihtol |David Slack |Andrew Forrest |Nzctuby Jack McDonald

1 month ago | thestandard.org.nz | David Slack |Andrew Forrest |Nzctuby Jack McDonald |Jack McDonald

Daily review is also your post. This provides Standardistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don’t forget to be kind to each other … Related Posts

1 month ago | thestandard.org.nz | David Slack |Raelene Lockhorst |Lee Jong-Wha |Nzctuby Jack McDonald

Daily review is also your post. This provides Standardistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don’t forget to be kind to each other … Related Posts