The One Rule for Life
written by MARK MANSON Depending on your perspective, Immanuel Kant was either the most boring person on the planet or a productivity hacker’s wet dream. For over 40 years, he
SIFC: What is it? Pragmatism?
By ONLOOKER: On January 3rd (tomorrow), a meeting of the Apex Committee of SIFC has been called. It will be chaired by the Caretaker Prime Minister until elections are held
The Future of the Welfare State as Collective Insurance Against Uninsurable Risks
Renewal Editors’ note:Analysis of the welfare state tends to assume that welfare-related institutions andpractices develop along a well-trodden path, whereby shocks from outside mayinterrupt, but not alter, a given developmental
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Why Facts Don’t Change Our Minds
by JAMES CLEAR in The New York Times (NYT): The economist J.K. Galbraith once wrote, “Faced with a choice between changing one’s mind and proving there is no need to do
An Excerpt From ‘Scent of a Woman’ (Video)
Shared by Hamza, an officer and a gentleman: An American movie released on this day; 23 December 1992. The movie is worth 2 hours and 37 minutes of your time
What are Farm Animals Thinking?
David Grimm in Science: You’d never mistake a goat for a dog, but on an unseasonably warm afternoon in early September, I almost do. I’m in a red-brick barn in
Arundhati Roy: On Palestinians, these are the languages of head of States, not of ordinary people (Video)
Arundhati Roy calls the siege of Gaza “a crime against humanity.” In a video address to the Munich Literature Festival yesterday, the human rights activist and Booker Prize-winning author of
A Communist Life
Alberto Toscano in Sidecar: ‘The free person thinks least of all of death, and his wisdom is a meditation not on death but on life.’ Toni Negri, who died in Paris
Predictions for 2024
Project Syndicate commentators make predictions for 2024: ALAA MURABIT Recent years have underscored the importance of recognizing and elevating community voices, and have highlighted the consequences of ignoring them. Nonetheless,
Indian Muslims And Rising Hindu Nationalism (Video)
Dr. Christophe Jaffrelot and Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy: The discussions by Dr Jaffrelot on rising Hindu Nationalism in India with the resultant increasing discrimination against the Indian Muslim population, both in
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English still rules the world, but that’s not necessarily OK. Is it time to curb its power?
Michele Gazzola in The Guardian: The emergence of English as the predominant (though not exclusive) international language is seen by many as a positive phenomenon with several practical advantages and