Politicians should spare us the spectacle, just deliver the goods
01 December 2024 - 00:02
Like moths to a flame, we are a nation that embraces activities rather than outcomes — and then get burned for it. It is useful, from time to time, to engage in the abstract and symbolic. To test our imagination...
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