Left, Right Converge on Authoritarianism
The problem with American politics isn’t polarization—it’s rising illiberalism. Stephanie Slade in the Reason: Something is broken in our politics. Just about everyone knows it, but it can be hard
From Changing Lives to Saving Lives Developing Countries Must Grow More Food
The pressure of climate change and population growth is causing the pendulum to swing again –from changing lives to saving lives. As our planet continues to heat up, extreme weather
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Chile’s Rejection of 2022 Draft Constitution
Camila Vergara in SideCar: Pinochet and his legacy have proven hard to kill. The 2022 draft constitution – the most progressive constitution ever written in terms of socio-economic rights, gender
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CONVERSATION: WhatsApp Share on Imran Khan and Pakistan Affairs
Shared by Mustafa Jivanjee, a Boston-based overseas Pakistani professional (dual national): “I think its high time that IMRAN KHAN should step down and leave this country and live a peaceful
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To Frontload Geoeconomy ‘Why Don’t We Get Oil and Gas From Iran?’ (Video)
As the global economy recovers from the turmoil of the COVID-19 pandemic and grapples with disruptions caused by Ukraine war, governments see trade as a major part of its economic
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COMMENT: ‘International Relations Theory Suggests Great-Power War Is Coming’
According to IR textbooks, the United States, Russia, and China are on a collision course, writes Matthew Kroenig in the Foreign Policy. He’s deputy director of the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft
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Pakistani Politicians Ride the Merry-Go-Round
by Abdul Moiz Jaferii in the Dawn: When the British created the penal code and the criminal laws and procedures through which they controlled the Indian subcontinent, they did so
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Inequality, Justice, and Economics
by Raji Jayaraman in 3QuarksDaily: In the last two decades the topic of inequality has entered the public discourse across a broad spectrum of issues, with an urgency that is
The Idiots, Tribes People, the Citizen Personalities (Video)
Watch and listen to Dr. Kethoser Kevichusa (of Nagaland, India) discuss how the Greeks looked at the society in general: the idiot, the tribes people, and the citizen personalities. “Unfortunately,
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CONVERSATION: Western Hegemony is Nearing its End
UPDATED: The French President’s recent internal speech “foretells the future events that are likely to take place,” a WhatsApp share says. “The opinions expressed are entirely those of the current
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CONVERSATION: Pakistan’s Days of Extracting Geopolitical Rent are Over. What Next?
IRSHAD SALIM — A recent article in Dawn opines that “Pakistan has immense latent capabilities…but its ruling elite must wake up to new realities –it has thrived on foreign largess…(but)
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Third Alternatives: A Brief History Of Third Party Candidacies
Gentlemen, I’m putting the two of you on the hot seat with me. I want that third alternative!—Captain James T. Kirk, USS Enterprise, Stardate 3289.8 by Michael Liss at 3QuarksDaily:
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