Poem: Pollen of Life
Ravished by timemHe painted his visions on canvass In parks in bars and coffee houses. His poems singing out across the Streets of America. … Continue readingPoem: Pollen of Life
How Monotheists Modelled God on an Alpha Male
Protective, omnipotent, scary and very territorial. The monotheistic God is modelled on a harem-keeping alpha male. … Continue readingHow Monotheists Modelled God on an Alpha Male
It’s Time for Sobriety, Not Denial
On Trump winning the mandate for change: The realignment is real. The results this time weren’t, to put it in poker terms, a rare inside straight easily manipulable by nefarious forces. … Continue readingIt’s Time for Sobriety, Not Denial
Pakistan’s Blackest Day
Not even the fall of Dhaka in December 1971 can begin to compare with the scale of national humiliation involved. … Continue readingPakistan’s Blackest Day
A Social Media Site For the Dead
In 2017, I decided to solve a longtime mystery about my family. It led me to a controversial pastime that consumes thousands—and has changed untold lives. … Continue readingA Social Media Site For the Dead
Poem: Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
by Dylan Thomas: Though wise men at their end know dark is right, Because their words had forked… … Continue readingPoem: Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
Shattered by Hanif Kureishi Review – Picking Up the Pieces
The Buddha of Suburbia author’s wildly inspiring memoir of illness and defiance … Continue readingShattered by Hanif Kureishi Review – Picking Up the Pieces
Business Models and Political Thought in Silicon Valley
Henry Farrell in American Affairs on Silicon Valley’s Never-Ending Search for Exit Opportunities… … Continue readingBusiness Models and Political Thought in Silicon Valley
Are We on the Cusp of a New Political Order?
When I teach young people today, it’s hard for them to grasp the magnitude and the seriousness of the Cold War and how it shaped every aspect of American life… … Continue readingAre We on the Cusp of a New Political Order?
The Poetry of Revolution
Diane Fieldes in R: Capitalism thwarts and stunts the creativity of human beings. It robs the mass of the population of control over their own labour, and therefore over production generally.
Can We Engineer Our Way Out of Climate Change?
Harvard Univ. reports engineering strategies: solar radiation management, carbon dioxide removal, and ocean fertilization, etc. … Continue readingCan We Engineer Our Way Out of Climate Change?
Why Democracy Lives and Dies by Math
From the NY Times: A documentary filmmaker and a mathematician discuss our fear of numbers and its civic costs. … Continue readingWhy Democracy Lives and Dies by Math