Do the so-called ‘elites’ have any sense of ethical or moral propriety? Bert Olivier believes the answer is ambivalent.
Bert Olivier discusses where Vladimir Putin’s loyalties might lie: is it with the WEF, or with the people in this provocative piece.
Bert Olivier honours the courage of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden and argues for the importance of the democratic right to freedom from government surveillance.
Bert Olivier considers the Russia-Ukraine conflict through the frame of Immanuel’s Kant conditions for Perpetual Peace to discern the likelihood of World peace being realised in the modern age.
In this piece Bert Olivier explores the value of suffering: both for the individual, and as a catalyst for progress towards real democracy, drawing his inspiration from the Bildungsroman or ‘coming of age’ genre of novel.
