My friend and colleague Paul Monk last night delivered a speech to the Australian Institute of International Affairs, “Keeping the Insulation from Coming Undone: American Debt, Wall Street and Looming Realities.” An excerpt: A United States in sound economic order and sound political order would always have been able to absorb any conceivable blow that [...]
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Errors and Extravagances
Posted in Democracy, Paul Monk on June 10, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Paul Monk in The Zone
Posted in Paul Monk on May 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
My Austhink colleague and long-time friend Paul Monk was featured today in the Melbourne Age’s journalism innovation The Zone. The site includes a 15 minute video, some of his poetry, and most importantly, his Credo, a humanist alternative to the Christian Creed. The portrait is at once very personal and philosophical.
Challenges of our Time
Posted in Paul Monk on March 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My colleague Paul Monk has posted Challenges of Our Time, the text of an oration he delivered recently, on the Austhink Consulting website. It is a profound and sobering reflection on the numerous great problems currently facing “us”, i.e., humanity, and the intellectual challenge of dealing with them. And, btw, it is a good manifestation [...]
