How the West discovered meditation
Western medicine changed its mind about meditation in 2007. Up until then, meditation was on the blacklist as one of…
My Guinness experience
Eat your heart out Chelsea Hotel. Some years ago, Berlusconi’s Guinness TV flew me to stay in an Italian hotel…
The war on opinion
For many decades, reputable newspapers have published an opinion page with every edition. Two designated spaces of prime real estate…
The pub test: Australian parliamentarians have the worst public speaking skills
Australian politicians live in an alternative universe, a privileged cocoon that separates them from public opinion. The pub test is…
Us and them: how the media seeks to divide
What did Julie Bishop really mean when she identified politicians as being members of the ‘political class’? It was rare,…
Choosing your sport
What sport would you recommend your child play? If it’s football, most footballers have to retire by age 30, some…