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Author: Richard Poplak

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International

‘Aggressively, almost wantonly unreadable’—Richard Poplak reviews Jordan B Peterson’s new book Beyond Order: 12 More Rules For Life

April 15, 2021April 16, 2021Richard Poplak56 Comments on ‘Aggressively, almost wantonly unreadable’—Richard Poplak reviews Jordan B Peterson’s new book Beyond Order: 12 More Rules For Life

While 12 Rules for Life was a snapshot of an intellectual moment, however paltry, Beyond Order is the literary equivalent…

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History

Board the Eastern Main Line and go to work in Hell—Richard Poplak reviews The Night Trains, Charles van Onselen’s finest book yet

November 4, 2019November 19, 2019Richard PoplakLeave a Comment on Board the Eastern Main Line and go to work in Hell—Richard Poplak reviews The Night Trains, Charles van Onselen’s finest book yet

Richard Poplak reviews The Night Trains by Charles van Onselen, a book grounded in the hard work of scouring the…

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Current Affairs

One of the most important works of non-fiction in South Africa’s democratic era—Richard Poplak reviews The Lost Boys of Bird Island

September 3, 2018September 3, 2018Richard PoplakLeave a Comment on One of the most important works of non-fiction in South Africa’s democratic era—Richard Poplak reviews The Lost Boys of Bird Island

The story told in The Lost Boys of Bird Island warps South Africa’s history beyond the nightmares of colonialism and apartheid,…

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International

Richard Poplak sets Jordan B Peterson’s house in order: a (scorching) review of 12 Rules For Life

April 4, 2018April 8, 2018Richard Poplak267 Comments on Richard Poplak sets Jordan B Peterson’s house in order: a (scorching) review of 12 Rules For Life

Richard Poplak reviews 12 Rules For Life by Jordan B Peterson, ‘the most influential public intellectual in the Western world…

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International

Facing up to a techno-feudal world: Richard Poplak reviews Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future

May 1, 2017May 2, 2017Richard PoplakLeave a Comment on Facing up to a techno-feudal world: Richard Poplak reviews Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future

Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future Martin Ford Oneworld 2016 The robots are coming….

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