Category: Politics
The Evolution of Empire
The trite answer to the question of why empires fall is that they become victims…
Talking Points: ‘Why Pakistan’s Economy Keeps Collapsing’
Irshad Salim, Karachi: My take on the vlog shared by a member at the Back2School…
Facts v. Values, Numbers v. Ideology: Which is More Important for a Healthy Democracy?
Osita Nwanevu and Oliver Traldi at Wisdom of Crowds: Dear Osita, You and I both…
“If you Want to Respect the Rule of Law You’ve Got to Start From the Original Law Giver, Which Was Moses”
Liz Wolfe at Reason Roundup: “The Commandments do not confine themselves to arguably secular matters,…
Zeteo: The U.S. President is Pulling Out All the Stops to Get a Deal With Saudi Arabia
by Spencer Ackerman at Zeteo: There are unforced errors. There are mistakes we can see…
Can a War Ever Be Just?
Phil Klay shares his views at Wisdom of Crowds: Morality and War: Two words that…
Say Hello to AI Steve, the AI Chatbot Running for Parliament in the UK
By Jason Dorrier at Singularity Hub: It’s a year of elections, and the internet is…
How Autocrats Weaponize Chaos
By Michiko Kakutani in Time Magazine: The confluence of multiplying political, economic, and social crises…
Javed Jabbar: Individuals, More Than Institutions?
Published in the May 20204 Issue of South Asia Magazine: While the well-established view about…
Further Thoughts on the Dawning Era of Right-Populist Politics
Damon Linker at Notes From the Middleground: My previous post was an attempt to make…
“Silence for Gaza” by Mahmoud Darwish
Khaled Beydoun at Pen > Sword: These are the words of Mahmoud Darwish, the Palestinian…
Israel’s Descent
Adam Shatz at the London Review of Books: When Ariel Sharon withdrew more than eight…