Category: Opinion

Racism Row: How Asia and Africa Shaped Civilization

When Josep Borrell spoke of ‘privilege’, did that mean ‘white’ privilege? By Tariq A. Al…

Nature is Disappearing: Here’s Why it Matters and What to Do About it

Perhaps the clearest role the U.S. can play in halting and reversing global nature loss…

Why Policing is and Will Continue to Remain Political in Pakistan

Because policing has been treated as a project of political ordering and disordering, it allows…

History Shows That Free Trade Can’t Buy World Peace

One of the Most Famous Ideas in Economics Is Wrong Jacob Soll in Politico: One…

Smoke screen ka Pakistan ki Siyasat mein Kardar kya

سموک اسکرین کا پاکستان کی سیاست میں کردار کیا اپنے الفاظ کو بلند کرو، آواز…

Future Knowledges and the Dilemmas of Decolonization

In this talk, philosopher Achille Mbembe (Africa is a Country) considers the possibilities of a…

Karachi is Volatile, But London is Bland

Kamila Shamsie’s new novel, “Best of Friends” chosen as a book of 2022 by The…

Why Iranian Women are Risking Everything By Burning Their Hijabs

Jonathan Guyer in Vox: It was not an isolated incident of police violence in Iran. But…

Servants No Longer: On Civic Friendship

Chris Griswold in The Comment: Aristotle uses the term “civic friendship” to describe the bonds…

Our Shambled National Economy and Bogus Lifestyle

During the period covering last 10 years, following TEN major reasons of serious deterioration in…

US is becoming a ‘developing country’ on global rankings that measure democracy, inequality

Kathleen Frydl in The Conversation: The United States may regard itself as a “leader of…

Left, Right Converge on Authoritarianism

The problem with American politics isn’t polarization—it’s rising illiberalism. Stephanie Slade in the Reason: Something…