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The NY Times writes: Aleksei Navalny’s memoir, written during the years leading up to his death in a Russian prison, will be published in October. Titled “Patriot,” the memoir will
Continue reading‘Patriot’: Posthumous Memoir By Aleksei Navalny, the Russian Opp. Leader
Khurram Hussain at Dawn: MUCH has been said about “reimagining Pakistan” but it is important to understand that task comes the day after. For now, the focus needs to be
William H. Janeway at Project Syndicate: The detective in a typical British crime procedural would say that Mordecai Kurz “has got form.” An emeritus professor at Stanford University, Kurz received his doctorate
Kin Woo at The New York Times: For over a decade now, the Polish painter Ewa Juszkiewicz has been recreating portraits of women by painters from the Renaissance era to
Nicholas Gordan with the author John Zubrzycki: Post-independence India had a big problem–about 40% of its land wasn’t, well, India. Instead, this land was in the hands of the princely
Continue reading“Dethroned: The Downfall of India’s Princely States”
Today’s Big Question from The Week: America’s longtime military support for Israel is suddenly in doubt. The U.S. has sent tens of thousands of weapons following Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack.
I hope the sun won’t ever burn out.Some things seem to last forever.Our old stove still heats upthe solar system of the kitchen.Nana says it’s been blazingfor about 40 years.She
Jonathan Chatwin in the Asian Review of Books: Eric Arthur Blair once wrote that he was born into the “lower-upper-middle class”, having cachet but no capital. His father had been
Derek Bok in Harvard Magazine: IN DECEMBER, the presidents of Harvard, Penn, and MIT were summoned to appear before a congressional committee. For five hours, they were subjected to withering interrogation
by Berit Lewis at the Psyche: To grow with age, I suggest practicing various forms of mindfulness. Just as exercise for the body helps to maintain and improve physical health,
Continue readingRather Than Fearing Getting Old, Here’s How to Embrace it
by J. D. Tuccille at the Rattler, a Reason newsletter: Whether a glass is half full or half empty is a matter of perspective. The same can be said about
Continue readingAmericans Don’t Want a Dictatorship, But They’re Creating One Anyway
WhatsApp shares on ‘bad’. Curated by Irshad Salim, Karachi: …and a good system will expose a bad person any time! …and it doesn’t matter how much you fake to be