Category: Politics
Free Speech Is Under Attack in the U.S., But It’s on the Ropes Elsewhere
“Even open democracies have implemented restrictive measures” If you think free speech is under attack…
State of the Art
From “Sources of Life,” which was published in the Spring 2021 issue of The Point….
Trump Sells Bibles; Evangelicals Sell Their Souls
David Horsey in Seattle Times: P.T. Barnum, the great 19th century showman, circus owner and hoax…
People-first Leadership, and Serving a Greater Purpose
Find the North Star, the direction. To find the North Star, Resilience and Conviction are…
Conversation: Who Leaked the Judges Letter?
Syed Ahmad Hassan Shah, Advocate Supreme Court at Dawn News discussion the aftermath of six…
Welcome to Pakistan: Democracy’s Decay: The Senate’s Descent Into Deception
by Rabia Azfar Nizami in The Express Tribune: The democratic structure of governance rooted in…
Empire of the Ants: What Insect Supercolonies Can Teach Us
John Whitfield in The Guardian: It is a familiar story: a small group of animals…
Countering Growing Authoritarianism Requires a Robust Civil Society, Media & Academia
by Margee Ensign at IPS: (C)ountering growing authoritarianism requires a bigger, more interconnected ecosystem of…
Civil Society’s Proper Place
Lee Siegel at The Ideas Letter: Consider the recent trend of “The Great Resignation” and…
Geopolitical Turbulence and Iran-Pakistan Pipeline
Dawn Editorial: WHILE U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Donald Lu’s recent testimony before a Congressional…
Demystifying China
Maleeha Lodhi at Dawn: Western paranoia about China is frequently reflected in the Western media….
‘Organising is the Best Kind of Antidepressant’
The activists, who first met at Occupy Wall Street in 2011, talk about the limits…