Jumbled in the Common Box

Race to the Bottom

How an ideology claiming to counteract racism is instead fuelling its dangerous rise.

Feb 23 • Grant Wyeth

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The Dignity of Nations

Canadian PM Mark Carney's speech at the World Economic Forum sought to find some dignity in the exhaustion of the modern world.

Feb 8 • Grant Wyeth

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January 2026

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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