Some teachers retire. Some stay on too long. And then there is Austin Sarat. This weekend I traveled to Amherst College for a celebration of Austin’s fifty years in the Amherst classroom.
More
MOST RECENT
On October 26, 2025, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group originating from the Janjaweed militias, seized control of El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur. This event marked the total loss of
More
In the city of Cúcuta, Colombia, the streets are lined with anonymous apartment blocks, their windows blacked out and metal gates bolted tight. Inside, each room is numbered, and in every one,
More
Editor’s Note: The following column was originally published in the Sunday Times, a Colombo-based weekly newspaper. The title has been changed for this publication. [Click here to read the original version of
More
“O my Sustainer! Open up my heart to Thy light and make my task easy for me, and loosen the knot from my tongue so that they may fully understand my speech.”
More
Six days had passed since Lalith became the leader of the Democratic United National Front, or UFP. At that time, President Premadasa suddenly decided to hold the provincial council elections. When Premadasa
More
Britain’s most senior military personnel made at least twelve official visits to Israel during the Gaza war, newly published Ministry of Defence (MoD) records show. The trips, largely unpublicised at the time,
More
Tulsi Gabbard, a former US intelligence official and prominent political figure, asserted on Saturday that the United States’ historic strategy of regime change is over under President Donald Trump. Speaking at the
More
The centuries-old tradition of British barristers wearing tightly curled horsehair wigs in criminal courts is facing a subtle but significant shift. Updated guidelines issued by the Bar Council now allow barristers in
More
The Trump administration has significantly increased U.S. military presence in the Caribbean, with assets massing off the coast of Venezuela in what analysts say could be a precursor to expanded operations in
More
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. reported a record cash reserve of $381.7 billion in the third quarter, underscoring the legendary investor’s increasingly cautious stance even as his sprawling empire delivered a surge
More
A week dominated by central bank policy and corporate earnings ultimately revolved around a single theme: artificial intelligence. According to Bloomberg, results from America’s largest technology companies underscored the industry’s deep commitment
More
When excavators tore down the East Wing of the White House in late October, the move shocked both the public and professional builders. Within days, the 123-year-old structure was gone—making way for
More
When Argentine President Javier Milei bounded onto a stage in Santiago back in 2019 to greet Rolf Lüders — one of the last surviving “Chicago Boys” — he was paying homage to
More
North Korea has rejected South Korea’s renewed efforts to discuss denuclearization, calling the idea a “pipedream” and reaffirming its stance as a permanent nuclear weapons state. In a statement issued on October
More