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Sep 21, 2024 | 
dailyfriend.co.za | Trevor Watkins
How does one change the world? You change it by developing a new idea and implementing it. If you use an existing idea, you do not change the world – you simply extend what has already gone before; the existing idea might have been great. It might have changed the world when first introduced. But simply repeating an old idea does not produce anything new – it does not change the world. For example, when you launch the very first functional cellphone, as Steve Jobs did, the world is forever changed.
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Jul 23, 2024 | 
mg.co.za | Des Erasmus |Trevor Watkins
Suella Braverman, a conservative UK politician, recently blamed the Tory election catastrophe on the liberals within the Conservative Party. In a 2019 UnHerd article, JD Vance, the US Republican vice presidential candidate, blamed libertarians for the troubles that beset America. Notably, neither apportions any blame to their brand of conservatism.
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Jun 11, 2024 | 
ajaonline.org | Trevor Watkins
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May 17, 2024 | 
dailyfriend.co.za | Trevor Watkins
The issue of border control is currently somewhat contentious. Presidencies will be decided, elections lost, friends and families divided over this one issue. A border is defined as “a line separating two countries”; a boundary is defined as a line which marks the limits of an area. A border is specifically a concept attached to the nation-state; a boundary is much more flexible but attached to the concept of property rights. Should states restrict movement across their borders?
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Oct 20, 2023 | 
dailyfriend.co.za | Trevor Watkins
JustificationI am a sovereign individual. I am not a slave to anyone. I believe in freedom, consent, property rights, respect and responsibility. I believe that selfishness is a virtue and selflessness is not. Yet I find inconsistencies in my position. Individuals are often called upon to selflessly care for their offspring and their spouses. They must often care for their elderly parents at their own cost, in time and money. We embrace some obligations, while resisting others.
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Sep 23, 2023 | 
freemarketfoundation.com | Trevor Watkins
This article was first published by on 23 September 2023Foolish to stake all our hopes on the flawed democratic process"I don't care who votes. I only care who counts the votes.” Joseph Stalin Like sad children pinning their hopes on getting a pony for Christmas, the abused South African electorate earnestly wishes for a miracle in the forthcoming general elections. This time will be different, they lie to themselves.
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Sep 22, 2023 | 
dailyfriend.co.za | Trevor Watkins
‘I don’t care who votes. I only care who counts the votes.’ Joseph StalinLike sad children pinning their hopes on getting a pony for Christmas, the abused South African electorate earnestly wishes for a miracle in the forthcoming general elections. This time will be different, they lie to themselves. Otherwise serious people, like the leaders of the opposition parties, strategise and plan how they will parcel out their pathetic share of the popular will.
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Sep 12, 2023 | 
pinsentmasons.com | Trevor Watkins
The UK government confirmed last spring that it would legislate to establish a new independent regulator in English football. In doing so, it endorsed the 10 central recommendations arising from a fan-led review of football governance in England, chaired by former sports minister Tracey Crouch, which flagged concerns with the sustainability of football finances and existing corporate governance in the game.
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Sep 12, 2023 | 
onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Scott Reynolds |Trevor Watkins |Price College |Matt Eliseo
CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest. REFERENCES , & (2021). Self-set learning goals and service performance in a gig economy: A moderated-mediation role of improvisation and mindful metacognition. Journal of Business Research, 139, 1553–1563. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2021.10.074 , & (2002). The self-importance of moral identity. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 83(6), 1423–1440.
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Aug 11, 2023 | 
freemarketfoundation.com | Trevor Watkins
This article was first published byDaily Friend on 29 July 2023 The Four Hoarse men of the Epoch CollapseWe are approaching the end of the post-WW2 epoch. This epoch brackets the life and times of the baby-boomer generation, now in their seventies with only a few remaining years. This was the epoch of progress, marked by peace, optimism, recovery, and achievement.
