Against Obedience

Obedience is the bedrock of authoritarian systems: you do what you are told.  In this post I put the case for bucking obedience and building a different world based on freedom. I Won’t Do What You Tell Me Conservatives tell us that in the past everyone just did what they were told and everything was…

Thursday Thoughts: Ombudsmen or Prefects

Ombudsman or Prefect. “An ombudsman? So that’s a bit like a prefect then, isn’t it?” says John who has been to a posh public school. “Sure, they are elected at Summerhill but it’s basically the same idea. You take the older and more responsible kids and give them some authority so that they can do…