Author: dp2019

Victims of Our Own Narrative

Markets in Pakistan should be allowed to generate profits, but not at the expense of…

What You Need to Know About Vitamin C, Vitamin B, Turmeric, and Fish Oil/Omega-3

Avery Hurt in Discover Magazine: Taking supplements has been a popular health trend for the last…

The Cause of Depression Is Probably Not What You Think

“Genetic studies also seemed to rule out any connection between genes affecting serotonin levels and…

Hanif Kureishi: Accident ‘Completely Eradicated’ Sense of Self and Privacy

Author says he had to adjust to ‘becoming another person’ after injuries in Boxing Day…

Behind the New Iron Curtain

Caviar, counterculture, and the cult of Stalin reborn Marzio G. Mian at Harper’s Magazine: Russia…

The Free-Speech Debate Is a Trap

Andrea Long Chu in New York Magazine: Last week, I was meant to deliver a…

Fragmenting Global Order: Build Geopolitical Resilience

A world connected and fragmenting “Geopolitical risk is at the top…the global order today is…

Not Just an Object: Decolonizing Southasian Art in Berlin

A small, intricately carved ivory box from Sri Lanka was one of the highlights of…

SIFC: What is it? Pragmatism?

By ONLOOKER: On January 3rd (tomorrow), a meeting of the Apex Committee of SIFC has…

The Future of the Welfare State as Collective Insurance Against Uninsurable Risks

Renewal Editors’ note:Analysis of the welfare state tends to assume that welfare-related institutions andpractices develop…

An Excerpt From ‘Scent of a Woman’ (Video)

Shared by Hamza, an officer and a gentleman: An American movie released on this day;…

What are Farm Animals Thinking?

David Grimm in Science: You’d never mistake a goat for a dog, but on an…