Question the Powerful

Look at the way power & responsibility are distributed around society today and ask: can’t we do better? Question the Powerful promotes political understanding and democratic action through a range of publications, guidance, and talks. (For more info, click on ‘Henry Tam: Words & Politics’ under ‘Menu’).

Sunday, 1 March 2026

Helping Citizens Help Each Other

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If children were left to grow up thinking it’s fine to steal from others, safe to jump off tall buildings, or commendable to harass anyone w...

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Sunday, 15 February 2026

Bias What Bias?

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Ever notice the tendency amongst some to dismiss everything reported in the media as inevitably split between a right-wing and left-wing bia...

Sunday, 1 February 2026

The May Fourth Movement

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"A long time ago, in a country, not that far away... There came a time of revolution, when rebels united to challenge a tyrannical cult...

Friday, 16 January 2026

Money Rules – Not OK

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The indictment of plutocracy is not directed at rich people in general, but at those who want to amass even greater wealth and power for the...

Thursday, 1 January 2026

Putin’s Global Culture War

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Following the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, there were about two decades during which the world was filled with hope for the spread of li...

Tuesday, 16 December 2025

Are We Clever Enough for AI?

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We should not worry about the spread of any new technology, we’re told, because any disruption will only be temporary, and we’ll all benefit...

Monday, 1 December 2025

5 Signs of the Mammonites

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There is one type of wealthy and powerful people – united not by race, industry, nationality, or religion, but by their ambition to use thei...

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Henry Benedict Tam: Director of ‘Question the Powerful’ project. Author of academic studies & dystopian novels. Policy expert on communitarian governance. Educator (WEA; Cambridge University; Visiting Professor, Birkbeck, London University).

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