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For the moment, there may be an opportunity for Bangladesh to have fresh voices and faces in politics emerging from the student movement. … Continue readingDoes Hasina’s Exit Mark the End of Bangladesh’s Political Dynasties?
Arifa Noor at Dawn: As a journalist who has been slogging at it for decades, the talent and creativity of those who are using social media never ceases to amaze me. … Continue readingGalileo and the Pope
There is no shortage of good days.It is good lives that are hard to come by. A life of good days lived in the sensesis not enough. The life of
From the Journal of the History of Ideas: Tejas Parasher is Assistant Professor of Political Theory at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is the author of Radical Democracy
Continue readingTejas Parasher on M.N. Roy and Parliamentary Democracy in Modern India
“These are “poems” I created from Albert Einstein quotes, changing a word here and there for the sake of meter and rhyme…” … Continue readingSunday Poem: War and Peace
Habib Khan, Quetta: Saindak has been the first Copper Gold project much before Reko Dik in the Chaghai district of Balochistan. The correct pronunciation of Saindak in Balochi is Siah(en)
For Plato, rationalists and mystics can walk the same path. He turns to the Eleusinian Mysteries to explain his ideas about knowledge. … Continue readingWhy Plato Was Drawn to the Eleusinian Mysteries
It’s now been more than 200 days since Israeli forces killed 6-year-old Hind Rajab, her family members, and the medics sent to save her. … Continue reading200 Days and Still No Justice for Hind Rajab
Some day I will tell you I love yousome day you will tell me, do you?Some day my gaze will invade youwith flock of arrows like migrantredbreasted sapsuckers do thecherry
I sit to see shadows play with dolls of darkness that is light. I sit to think past has passed childhood has lost its ribbon. … Continue readingFriday Poem: Adolescence
Crypto assets and artificial intelligence have one thing in common. Both are power hungry. The climate impact of these activities is cause for concern. … Continue readingCarbon Emissions from AI and Crypto Are Surging and Tax Policy Can Help
The Edge of Sentience, rather than offering Houdini-like escapes from uncertainty, is all about how to make evidence-based decisions in the face of uncertainty. … Continue readingOverconfidence About Sentience is Everywhere—and it’s Dangerous