Category Archives: Ask Troppo’s Love Gods

Introducing a new author at ClubTroppo – Antonios Sarhanis

Posted on July 8, 2020 by Nicholas Gruen

Some of you may have noticed a Twitter account called ‘Sarhanis‘. In any event, Antonios Sarhanis is its proprietor and we got to talking on Twitter and discovered that we shared various maladies. He’s interested in philosophy but pretty unimpressed … Continue reading →

Posted in Ask Troppo's Love Gods, Humour, Metablogging | 1 Comment

The logic of the inevitable (nuclear) apocalypse. Can the Gods save us?

Posted on January 22, 2019 by Paul Frijters

The probability of a massive nuclear war the next 10 years between any of the 8 current nuclear powers (US, UK, France, Russia, India, Pakistan, NK, Israel) seems low. The bluster of the leaders is supposed to make the threat … Continue reading →

Posted in Ask Troppo's Love Gods, Chess, Climate Change, Cultural Critique, Dance, Death and taxes, Democracy, Education, Environment, Ethics, Geeky Musings, Health, History, Humour, IT and Internet, Life, Literature, Philosophy, Politics - international, Politics - national, Religion, Science, Social, Society, Space, Terror | 26 Comments

“T” isn’t just for Troppo. T is for Trump

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Nicholas Gruen

Well folks after a gruelling (if largely imaginary) 24 hour period haggling with other Troppmeisters, I’m pleased to announce Troppo’s unanimous support for The Donald for President of the Greatest Country on Earth. We were locked in disagreement until we … Continue reading →

Posted in Art and Architecture, Ask Troppo's Love Gods, History, Humour, Inequality | 3 Comments

Empathy and self-centredness: A couple of graphs

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Nicholas Gruen
Posted in Ask Troppo's Love Gods, Cultural Critique | 9 Comments

Nietzschean evolutionary psychology

Posted on April 26, 2014 by Nicholas Gruen

I have a strange habit of looking for bargain books. Why is this a strange habit? Because it looks awfully like a false economy. After all, even if you don’t read a book through, just reading a few chapters might take you … Continue reading →

Posted in Art and Architecture, Ask Troppo's Love Gods, Best From Elsewhere, Cultural Critique, Economics and public policy, Parenting, Philosophy, Political theory | 63 Comments

Values update: Authenticity rockets up the charts

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Nicholas Gruen

Hoist from archives for a brief re-appearance. A Troppo community service:  As we wind down for Christmas I think we all need to reflect on our values. And as most Troppo readers would agree, values are like any other thing in … Continue reading →

Posted in Ask Troppo's Love Gods, Humour, Metablogging, Philosophy | 18 Comments

Where in the world?

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Nicholas Gruen

Reviving an old Troppo tradition – and you can cheat if you want to by following the picture’s url. And what’s causing the dark streaks?

Posted in Ask Troppo's Love Gods | 8 Comments