Category: Opinion
War, Peace And The Return Of History In 2023
Adam Tooze writes in Chartbook: In 2023 the escalation of violence around the world was…
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…
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…
Arundhati Roy: On Palestinians, these are the languages of head of States, not of ordinary people (Video)
Arundhati Roy calls the siege of Gaza “a crime against humanity.” In a video address…
A Communist Life
Alberto Toscano in Sidecar: ‘The free person thinks least of all of death, and his wisdom…
Indian Muslims And Rising Hindu Nationalism (Video)
Dr. Christophe Jaffrelot and Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy: The discussions by Dr Jaffrelot on rising Hindu…
English still rules the world, but that’s not necessarily OK. Is it time to curb its power?
Michele Gazzola in The Guardian: The emergence of English as the predominant (though not exclusive)…
If Europe Could Do It, So Can the Middle East
Anne-Marie Slaughter at Project Syndicate: In 1951, just six years after World War II, Belgium,…
Legitimacy in Upcoming Polls Cannot be Ensured if One Party is Excluded From the Democratic Process
DAWN EDITORIAl EXCERPT: “…Meanwhile, the migratory tribe of ‘electables’ is also present in the contest,…
The Supreme Court Must Unanimously Strike Down Trump’s Ballot Removal
Lawrence Lessig at Slate: Donald Trump is an astoundingly dangerous candidate for president. He is…
War and Peace in Gaza (Video)
A ‘videotorial’ (an editorial opinion, view using existing videos, images, data, etc.) ~curated by Irshad…