Wednesday Poem: The One and the Other
The child hums as he carries, too late,his grandmother’s sugar-dusted lemon-glazed cake down the street…
What Social Media is Doing to Teenagers – New Study
Nora McDonald at The Conversation: Social media apps regularly present teens with algorithmically selected content…
The Genocide Question Plus College Protest Follow-Up
Liz Wolfe at the Reason: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Hague is…
How the Search For Aliens Went From Laughable to Scientific
The giggle factor is finally history. Adam Frank at Aeon: After decades on the cultural…
The Conference of the Birds (Simorghs)
The coinage of the word simorgh has an interesting and profound story based on the…
Tuesday Poem: God Says to Me
I asked God if it was ok to be melodramaticand she says yesI asked her…
As the World Turns: Will Gen-Z Cancel America?
India not an autocracy, insists PM ModiAssassination plot on American soil reveals darker side of…
Of Politicians, Politicos as Newsreaders and Other Curiosities of Our Brave New Digital World
Back in the Summer of 2020, one of my random thoughts–shaken and stirred by the…
Model Civil Service: The Three Imperatives for Civil Servants
Stand and Deliver: Working in public service is no easy feat. Today’s governments face increasing…
Habib Khan: Woman of the Book
I had traveled to Dalbandin which is some 200 km west of Noshkay, in December…