Is International Law Falling Apart?
Chas Newkey-Burden at The Week: The ICC – not to be confused with the International…
Poetic Expression: Apples n Oranges
Majority left, West Pakistan Pakistan.Cabal saved, lands freed, businesses nationalizedPolitics monetized, economy amortized. Dreamers became…
Indian Court Painting and an Eclipse
Morgan Meis at Slant Books: I happened to be in New York City a few…
Why Science Needs Metaphor
Tasneem Zehra Husain in New Humanist: If science has a native tongue, it is mathematics. Equations…
How a NASA Probe Solved a Scorching Solar Mystery
Thomas Zurbuchen in Quanta: Our sun is the best-observed star in the entire universe. We…
Monday Poem: Restricted Fragile Materials
It should be easy, I tell my son,to dispose of the possessions keptin these rooms….
What is More Important for a Democracy: Elections or Rights?
Samuel Moyn, a law professor at Yale University, prefers voters to judges Damir Marusic and…
The New York Case Against Trump Relies on a ‘Twisty’ Legal Theory That Reeks of Desperation
Jacob Sullum at Reason: Jurors in Donald Trump’s trial at the New York County Criminal…
How ‘Feelings About Thinking’ Help Us Navigate Our World
A key idea here is that our brains are constantly riding the ups and downs…
Mother Trees and Socialist Forests: Is the ‘Wood-Wide Web’ a Fantasy?
Daniel Immerwahr in The Guardian: The German forester Peter Wohlleben’s surprise bestseller, The Hidden Life…
Why the Moon is Getting a New Time Zone
The US plans to land astronauts on the Moon in 2026, the first time since…
Amir Timur and the Battle of Stalingrad
Habib Khan from Quetta: Amir Timur (aka Tamerlane) allegedly learned perseverance from an ant. According…