Was Trump’s Nomination Always Inevitable?
As recently as a year ago, less than half of Republican voters named Trump as their preferred candidate. A year later, the rematch between Donald Trump and Joe Biden is
Decoding the Ever-evolving Relationship of US and Pakistan
Friends today, foes tomorrow? Touqir Hussain writes at Dawn: Soon after the results started pouring in following the Feb 8 general elections in Pakistan, several members of the US Congress,
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Power-Lunch is Picking Up. Like It’s 1989!
Dana Brown goes in search of the long-lost media power lunch—and finds it’s alive and well at Michael’s, a Manhattan restaurant that still feels exactly like it did 30 years
How “The Prophet” Made Kahlil Gibran a Household Name in America
Gibran’s closest counterpart today is the Brazilian sage Paulo Coelho, and his books have sold nearly a hundred million copies. Joan Acocella at Literary Hub: What made The Prophet so fantastically successful?
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The UFO Phenomenon: “If aliens revealed themselves, people would panic and hoard toilet paper”
From 7News Spotlight: It is now beyond doubt that strange, anomalous objects filling our skies and caught on camera are the real deal. Even the Pentagon admits it’s true. These
All Aboard the Bureaucracy Train
The United States has the most expensive transportation infrastructure in the world and that’s because we refuse to learn from experts, other countries, and our own history –Alon Levy Alon
How Google Built Its Dominant Web Advertising Business With Acquisition of DoubleClick
Google’s ad revenue is now north of $237 billion –more than the GDP of Greece. The tech giant’s ad server and ad exchange are ubiquitous, behind-the-scenes technology that helps websites
US Media Is Collapsing, Here’s How to Save It
Mass layoffs are tearing through US media. To preserve a functioning media ecosystem, we need three things: immediate aid to struggling journalists, public subsidies to smaller news outlets, and eventually
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Denzel Washington: Black Actor Who Redefined Excellence in Hollywood
Leah Jones in Yahoo News: Throughout cinematic history, legendary Black actors have shattered barriers and pioneered new standards of excellence through their groundbreaking work on screen and off. Their compelling performances not only entertained
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Shockwaves in the Global Order
While the U.S.–Israel alliance has become isolated, new ones are emerging. Helena Cobban in the Boston Review: Just days before October 7, President Joe Biden’s national security advisor, Jake Sullivan,
One Nation Under Guns
How Gun Culture Distorts America’s History and Threatens Its Democracy. Book By Dominic Erdozain This “brilliant and gut-wrenching” (The New York Times Book Review, Editors’ Choice) takedown of American gun
Is the State Here to Stay?
Jonathan S. Blake in Boston Review: In early 2022, the Economist decried “governments’ widespread new fondness for interventionism.” The state was “becoming bossier” and “more meddlesome,” it complained. In fact, the state’s punitive