Category: Opinion

The Philosophical Debate on ‘TIME’ Continues: A Century Later

Matyáš Moravec at SciTech Daily: Is Time an Illusion? How Logic Challenges Our Understanding of Reality.

The Three Circles of Influence

Many people are left behind in tasks that do not come under their control, and…

This Maverick Thinker Is the Karl Marx of Our Time

Karl Marx explained the 19th Century. Wolfgang Streeck, the German maverick thinker, is explaining the 21st.

Gandhi on 7 Social Sins, and a Manto Quote

Gandhi published the list in 1925. He also gave the list to his grandson, Arun Gandhi, on a piece of paper before his assassination.

Becoming Lula

Lula, a new biography of Brazil’s current third-term president, describes the tension on the morning of April 7, 2018.

How to Excape From a Maze

Assume you know nothing about the First World War, but had heard the name and wish to learn about it. Reasonably, you turn to…

New Era: Social Media Platforms and AI Challenging Mainstream Narrative

“The media is not all about state-of-the-art technology and the use of AI, but about…

I Said No to $20,000 Because Writers Must Take a Moral Stand on AI

And yet so many others said yes. It began earlier this year, when someone I respect and like reached out to me. Their offer?

Should India Speak a Single Language?

The Indian government wants more than a billion people to embrace Hindi. One scholar thinks that would be a loss.

Paul Rulkens: Why the Majority is Always Wrong

Paul Rulkens is an expert in achieving big goals in the easiest, fastest and most…

What Does Democracy Look Like?

That we associate democracy with political demonstration is no surprise. After all, democracy is the rule of the people, and…

The Surprising Benefits of Talking Out Loud to Yourself

Why people talk out loud to themselves is to deal with “situations that are novel or highly stressful, or…