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The Onion (“America’s Finest News Source”) publishes satirical articles on international, national, and local news. Most (if not all) its latest news, stories, photos, videos have some toppings on them
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Arundhati Roy’s Lecture at the University of Texas: Before I begin, I would like to say a few words about the war in Ukraine. I unequivocally condemn Russia’s invasion of
By Dr. Ali Minai: I think PTI has played both positive and negative roles, which I will explain below. Unfortunately, after the recent events, their negative role has completely swamped
IRSHAD SALIM – Imran Khan has successfully Oscar Tangoed the overall concept of Tosha Khana to the country’s top court, which has reportedly sought -in public interest, the 20+ year
Deglobalization by Marco D’Eramo: ‘The Russian invasion of Ukraine has put an end to the globalization we have experienced over the last three decades’. Thus spoke Larry Fink, CEO of
Continue readingWill Russia’s Invasion Fracture the World-System?
Glenn Greenwald in his Substack newsletter: If one wishes to be exposed to news, information or perspective that contravenes the prevailing US/NATO view on the war in Ukraine, a rigorous
Comment By Jeannie Suk Gersen in the New Yorker: IN 2003, when the Supreme Court held, in Lawrence v. Texas, that criminalizing gay sex was unconstitutional, it insisted that the decision had
Jonathan Haidt in The Atlantic: The story of Babel is the best metaphor I have found for what happened to America in the 2010s, and for the fractured country we
Continue readingWhy The Past 10 Years Of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
IRSHAD SALIM: Some comments shared with me on Pak-US relations – a HOT topic in Pakistan these days amid ‘Lettergate’: Sarwar, a political activist: “Simple. U.S. values us only when
Continue readingDoes the U.S. Perceive Pakistan as a Threat?
Liam Kofi Bright at The Sooty Empiric: Those of us in the contemporary academy who are not liberals ought give an account of why not. This asymmetric burden falls on
By Martin Butler: Beliefs about the essential goodness or badness of human beings have been at the heart of much political theory.[1] A recent book by the political philosopher Lea Ypi succinctly
A good read below, if you are interested in global politics in general, and India’s relation with other nations: BY Swaminathan Gurumurthy – Having pushed Ukraine into war, the US
Continue readingUkraine Crisis: The War That’s Changing Relations, Rules