Jumbled in the Common Box

The Power and The Passion

Explaining the Trump administration's worldview, the personal inadequacies that drive its behaviour, and the regime change as its mission.

Jan 15 • Grant Wyeth

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Yearview Mirror 2025

A recap of some of my best writing from 2025

Jan 3 • Grant Wyeth

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December 2025

The Age of Insecurity

The shift in our view of history from victor to victim hasn't produced greater empathy, it has instead weakened the confident individual – allowing the…

Dec 22, 2025 • Grant Wyeth

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Housekeeping

A round up of some goings-on with the newsletter and myself.

Dec 17, 2025 • Grant Wyeth

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November 2025

Monkey Business

The jungle grows back

Nov 24, 2025 • Grant Wyeth

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Counting the Cost

The Victorian government needs to deliver major projects for cheaper, as the scale of what needs to be built is immense

Nov 20, 2025 • Grant Wyeth

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The Talented Mr Tharoor

Indian politician Shashi Tharoor is a man of many talents. But increasingly poor judgement

Nov 11, 2025 • Grant Wyeth

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October 2025

Canada's Reagan Gambit

Canada's Reagan advert was designed to create cognitive dissonance within MAGA, while highlighting that for nationalists, like Trump, Adam Smith is the…

Oct 27, 2025 • Grant Wyeth

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The Hot War

The real contest for power and influence in this world is for our tastebuds

Oct 9, 2025 • Grant Wyeth

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Crossing the Finnish Line

A week in Helsinki – A great modern library, the breakdown of an arms control treaty, and the best chocolate.

Oct 3, 2025 • Grant Wyeth

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September 2025

Character Development

On why Melbourne's housing growth needs to involve good-looking design

Sep 17, 2025 • Grant Wyeth

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August 2025

If a Tree Falls in the Woods...

Does it make a sound connection?

Aug 31, 2025 • Grant Wyeth

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