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…