Year: 2022
Western Dissent from US/NATO Policy on Ukraine is Small, Yet Censorship Campaign is Extreme
Glenn Greenwald in his Substack newsletter: If one wishes to be exposed to news, information…
‘UAE Construction Output To Remain Below 2019 Levels’
Overall, construction output in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is expected to remain below 2019…
There’s More to Authoritarianism Than Cults of Personality
Krithika Varagur in The New Republic: It’s remarkable: For more than a year, it’s been…
If Roe v. Wade Is Overturned, What’s Next?
Comment By Jeannie Suk Gersen in the New Yorker: IN 2003, when the Supreme Court…
About Robaba, Kangina and Religions in Afghanistan (Videos)
Unable to use her hands, arms, or legs, 21-yr-old Afghan artist Robaba Mohammadi has defied…
How Religion Evolved and Why It Endures
As societies get bigger, we require more and more elaborate and law-like forms of religion…
Austerity and Renewables
A new IMF-approved tax regime is crippling Pakistan’s green energy sector Lee Harris in Phenomenal…
‘Ghabrana Chor Doh’ (Video)
From ‘Ghabrana Nahi’ (Don’t be afraid) to ‘Ghabrana Chor Doh’ (Doff fear) is the battlecry…
A Theory of Why We’re All Going Nuts Online
Alan Jacobs in The New Atlantis: On January 6, 2021, Samuel Camargo posted a video on…
Pakistan Victim of U.S. Meddling to Contain China’s Rise
“Yes, I feel the change has been abetted by USA, but even they must be…
Neuroscience Gets in the Way of Appreciating Art
Describing ourselves in the language of neurobiology has got to be one of the stranger…
Amartya Sen on Identity, Decolonization and How to Change the World
Amartya Sen recently spoke from his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to the New Statesman’s ideas editor, Gavin…