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Posts tagged as “John Gray”

Politics is about dealing with tragic problems and not achieving ideal forms

The problem with Aristotle’s politics – The tragic realism of John Gray – Churchhill’s method of Keep Buggering On – Jane Jacobs’s two-part observation on the foundations of civilization – Editorial by Tribune Publisher Jordan Hedberg What is politics? For whatever reason, we humans tend to forget to ask the questions that come naturally to a ten-year-old. Again and again, we refrain from examining the basics of our understanding and let things get a little out of control. Politics is one of those areas of life that many of us try to avoid as much as possible, shirking the topic as it seems to be tainted with something dirty, infected, and loathsome. Of course, there are also those few who make politics their entire persona,…