The Fantastical Lives of Ikbal and Idries Shah
Fitzroy Morrissey at Literary Review: Shortly before his death in 1974, R C Zaehner, Spalding…
Preikestolen (The Pulpit Rock)
Habib Khan, Quetta: When I was still working (or at least dragging my feet to…
Julian Assange is Finally Free – But Should Not Have Been Prosecuted in the First Place
Ken Roth in The Guardian: Julian Assange’s lengthy detention has finally ended, but the danger that…
A Wife’s Revenge from Beyond the Grave
From The Free Press: In October of last year, Free Press reporter Francesca Block came…
10 Things You Should Know About Iran’s New President
by Team Zeteo: As tensions continue increase across the Middle East, and with Iran-U.S. relations…
Conversation About The Debate and its Aftermath
Damon Linker at Notes From the Middleground: The two-part conversation with Jonah Goldberg that I…
Saturday Poem: To Make Living Itself the Highest Art
Rising out the world, you and I,a finite flame among the infinite darknessof two nebulous…
Pentagon Ran Secret Anti-vax Campaign to Undermine China During Pandemic
Chris Bing and Joel Schectman at Reuters: At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the…
BE4C4 Report: The Debt Lies We Tell Ourselves
Shoestring Jane at Mouthy Money: Here are some common lies we tell ourselves about debt….
Mind-reading AI Recreates What You’re Looking at With Amazing Accuracy
Michael Le Page in New Scientist: Artificial intelligence systems can now create remarkably accurate reconstructions of…
Can You Pass a U.S. Citizenship Test? Take Our Civics Quiz
Emma Uber in The Washington Post: While the Fourth of July conjures up images of…
Friday Poem: At a Party On Ellis Island Watching Fireworks
The man next to me sings God Bless America even thoughhe knows the Statue of…