Populism or pluralism? The real divide
This extract is the first chapter of Warring Fictions. It sets out the context and the key premise of the essay, and argues that there...
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The Dark Knight and The Puppet Master
Formerly published as Warring Fictions
Key extracts
Below are a set of extracts from different parts of the book, as standalone articles. The tags indicate which of the three main sections of the book they come from.
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Radical objectivity - a shared goal?
Below is an extract from Chapter Two. The focus of this is on philosopher John Rawls' vision of a society with equal rights, equal...
'Centrism' - the new 'social fascism'?
Below is an extract from Chapter Four of Warring Fictions. This comes from the section explaining what the Dark Knight myth is, and how...
'Robustly plural': identity and the Dark Knight
The following extract is from Chapter Six, the first of the chapters looking at the major flaws of Dark Knight thinking and making the...
What does 'more in common' mean?
Below is an extract from Chapter Seven of Warring Fictions. This comes from the section of the book about the Dark Knight. It focuses on...
'MSM' or 'feral beasts'?
Below is an extract from Chapter Eight of Warring Fictions. This comes from the section of the book about the Puppet Master. It uses the...
Why we want to see the strings...
The below extract comes from Chapter Nine. It looks to understand why the Puppet Master is an attractive belief system for so many, not...
Matthew Effect versus Puppet Master
Below is an extract from Chapter Eleven. This comes from the section of the book about the flaws inherent in the Puppet Master, and sets...
Looking backwards
Below is an extract from Chapter Twelve. The introduction to the Golden Era section of the book, this particular passage explains the...
Mistaking change for loss
Below is an extract from Chapter Fourteen of Warring Fictions. This comes from the section of the book about alternative narratives to...
Attlee-Thatcher-Blair-Brexit
Below is an extract from Chapter Fifteen of Warring Fictions. This comes from the section of the book about alternative narratives to the...
Change and the values gap
Below is an extract from Chapter Sixteen of Warring Fictions. This comes from the section of the book about alternative narratives to the...
New parties and life without populism?
Taken from the final chapter of the essay, the passage below looks at some of the key questions that the critique of the myths raises....
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