Author: DPstaff
Is the Universe Really a ‘Dark Forest’ Full of Hostile Aliens in Hiding?
By Tony Milligan at Singularity Hub: We have no good reason to believe that aliens…
Some of the Most Expensive Paintings in the World
Art is one of the most secure assets a person can buy. It rarely depreciates,…
Friday Poem: The Imprisoned Parrot –by Shehnaz Somjee
The Imprisoned Parrot It pecked at the metallic barswhose cruel gleam was tantalizing.It uttered a…
‘Patriot’: Posthumous Memoir By Aleksei Navalny, the Russian Opp. Leader
The NY Times writes: Aleksei Navalny’s memoir, written during the years leading up to his…
Reassembling Pakistan
Khurram Hussain at Dawn: MUCH has been said about “reimagining Pakistan” but it is important…
Is Techno-Monopoly Inevitable?
William H. Janeway at Project Syndicate: The detective in a typical British crime procedural would…
A Display of Faceless Portraits in Venice
Kin Woo at The New York Times: For over a decade now, the Polish painter…
“Dethroned: The Downfall of India’s Princely States”
Nicholas Gordan with the author John Zubrzycki: Post-independence India had a big problem–about 40% of…
Is it Time to End Arms Sales to Israel?
Today’s Big Question from The Week: America’s longtime military support for Israel is suddenly in…
Thursday Poem: The Old Stove
I hope the sun won’t ever burn out.Some things seem to last forever.Our old stove…
Why Americans Love to Hate Harvard
Derek Bok in Harvard Magazine: IN DECEMBER, the presidents of Harvard, Penn, and MIT were summoned…