Fighting the Far Right in India
Sarah Thankam Mathews at Lux converses with Raghu Karnad on the Hindu nationalist right and the trial of Arundhati Roy. … Continue readingFighting the Far Right in India
The Nature of Natural Laws
The Sun rises every day. Water boils at 100°C. Apples fall to the ground. We live in a world in which objects behave the same given the same circumstances. … Continue readingThe Nature of Natural Laws
Europe Can’t ‘Trump-Proof’ Itself
European foreign policy experts are reviving ideas about strategic autonomy from 2016. They fail to understand how much has changed in the last eight years. … Continue readingEurope Can’t ‘Trump-Proof’ Itself
Why Does No One Understand the Real Reason Trump Won?
It wasn’t the economy. It wasn’t inflation, or anything else. It was how people perceive those things, which points to one overpowering answer. … Continue readingWhy Does No One Understand the Real Reason Trump Won?
Living Through Challenging Times
The wisdom of the ancients advises us to reduce our anxiety by reflecting only on what is in our control. … Continue readingLiving Through Challenging Times
A Triumph Greater Than 2016. It Wasn’t a Fluke.
Mark Krotov at n+1: Trump is America’s choice. No one, I think, is more responsible for this week’s result than Joe Biden. … Continue readingA Triumph Greater Than 2016. It Wasn’t a Fluke.
India’s Ongoing Subjugation of Kashmir Holds Portentous Lessons About the Nature of Contemporary Colonialism
Hafsa Kanjwali in Aeon: India is a postcolonial power. Its rule in Kashmir is colonial. … Continue readingIndia’s Ongoing Subjugation of Kashmir Holds Portentous Lessons About the Nature of Contemporary Colonialism
The Next US President Sits at the Edge of Chaos
Four tremendous forces — AI, the energy transition, climate change and geopolitics — will accelerate over the next president’s term. … Continue readingThe Next US President Sits at the Edge of Chaos
Countries Where Democracy is in Trouble Share a Common Pattern, and it’s a Worrying One for the U.S.
Democracy is best understood as a game, one in which the players pursue power and resolve conflicts through elections rather than brute force. … Continue readingCountries Where Democracy is in Trouble Share a Common Pattern, and it’s a Worrying One for the U.S.
Progress and Spirituality
The right’s new love of technological progress isn’t a good enough answer to the left’s progressive ideology. What are they both missing? … Continue readingProgress and Spirituality
The Line: AI and the Future of Personhood
“Most of the law professors and judges who read it were polite enough to say the arguments were thought provoking, but…” … Continue readingThe Line: AI and the Future of Personhood
Why Kamala Harris Lost
In an unfortunate echo of Hillary Clinton’s loss in 2016, Harris spent far too much time trying to argue that Trump was unfit for the presidency. … Continue readingWhy Kamala Harris Lost