Wrong answer

The Australian newspaper online version is running a quiz to help readers determine which way they are leaning to vote in the upcoming Australian Voice referendum. (Ed note: wouldn’t they know that already?) 11 questions later, here is what I was told:

That big box ‘Try again’ suggests that I got the wrong answer.

The tectonic plates that drive world politics


Tectonic plates move continents, create mountains and cause earthquakes. They move slowly, generate enormous potential energy, then release that energy in occasional calamitous grinding shudders. The social equivalent of tectonic plates drive international politics and war. To understand the state of current international politics, you must first look at the social tectonic plates below the surface.

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