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…